Originally posted by Rosuav
There is a serious risk here that America+allies is ending up no different from the "eeeeevil terrorists" they're trying to wipe out. Nuclear attacks on terrorists? Eww.
Serious risk? Hardly.

The existence of this policy is to present a message of deterrence, nothing more. It is meant to say, “Don’t hit me, because I can hit harder,”

I simply find it hard to believe that any President, current or future would EVER invoke the pre-emptive nuclear strike clause of this policy to fight terrorism. Any President would more then likely use a “Shoot only if fired upon,” policy, and lets all pray it never come to that.