US Secretary of Defense orders reviews of nuclear stockpile and policies

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered the military to start work on reviewing the US's overall nuclear weapons policy document that will guide the Trump administration's purchases, deployment and management of nuclear weapons.

"Today, Secretary Mattis directed the commencement of the review, [Nuclear Posture Review], which will be led by the deputy secretary of defense and the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and include interagency partners," Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said in a statement Monday.

"The process will culminate in a final report to the president by the end of the year."

Before President Donald Trump took office, he tweeted that the US "must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such times as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes."

On January 27, in a national...

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