[Pan_Yans Wife]

I think the knowledge that we do not have a line drawn in the sand, when it comes to nukes, is very significant. We cannot say that we will only respond to nuclear aggression with nukes, tactical or not, because it removes our first-strike capabilities forever. We must be willing to use them first, because if not, we are being held hostage to their use against us.

[palmer]

We must be willing to use them first, because if not, we are being held hostage to their use against us.

They are a deterrent, we are not held hostage to anything.