Q&A: No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

What exactly is a No First Use policy, who has it, who doesn't, and why should the U.S. adopt one?

By Jasmine Owens&Tara Drozdenko

March 19, 2019

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Questions

What is a No First Use policy?
Who has implemented a No First Use policy?
Who reserves the right to use nuclear weapons first and why?
Why should a country adopt a No First Use policy?
Why should the U.S. adopt a No First Use policy?
What steps have been taken to push for a U.S. No First Use policy?
What can I do?
Why do countries oppose No First Use policies?

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Jasmine Owens is the Associate Director for the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility.