Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Evolution of the historical nuclear narrative. -- Trends in the nuclear narrative: 1989 to present. -- Building and communicating a compelling rationale for U.S. nuclear weapons. -- A compelling rationale for U.S. nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century. -- Communicating a compelling rationale for U.S. nuclear weapons. -- Final thoughts. -- Appendices
Summary
This report tracks the changing conceptual and political landscape of U.S. nuclear deterrence to illuminate the gap in prioritizing the nuclear arsenal and to build a compelling rationale for tactical personnel explaining the role and value of U.S. nuclear weapons
