Oswego County TodayThe Threat of Nuclear Destruction

Oswego County TodayThe Threat of Nuclear Destruction

Under President Clinton, the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) wrote a white paper titled “Essentials of Post-Cold War Deterrence.” STRATCOM wrote, “Nuclear weapons are our most potent tool of deterrence.” STRATCOM continued, “It hurts to portray ourselves as too fully rational and cool-headed… That the US may become irrational and vindictive if its vital interests are…