By Andy Butfoy March 14 2002 Reports that Washington has Russia, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Syria and China on a nuclear target list come as no surprise to strategic analysts. United States thinking on nuclear war is being driven by a predictable convergence between old Cold War habits and contemporary concerns over rogue states. Overlaying this is a mix of lingering US triumphalism after the collapse of the Soviet Union, together with the anxiety and self-righteousness that emerged after the terrorist strikes against Washington and New York. The US is not simply talking about deterring nuclear attacks. Washington has...