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February 9, 2002: U.S. Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Policy John D. Crouch
briefs the media on the results of the 2001 Nuclear Posture
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Nuclear Posture Reviews
Since the
end of the Cold War, the Pentagon has conducted two major nuclear
posture reviews (1994 and 2001) to adjust policy and forces to changes
in Russian, Chinese, and other threats. Lesser reviews have been part of
the quadrennial defense reviews and smaller policy assessments along the
way.
The Bush administrations portrayal of its Nuclear Posture
Review (NPR) in 2001, and the debate that followed, show that critical
misrepresentations and misperceptions have become part of the public
mindset for what the NPR accomplished.
To help create a better
understanding of the NPR, this part of the Nuclear Information Project
makes declassified documents available about the 1994 and 2001 NPRs along with analysis of similarities, contradictions, and
implications.
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The 1994 Nuclear Posture Review
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Working Group 5 of the 1994 Nuclear Posture Review
» The 2001 Nuclear Posture Review
(forthcoming)
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