The Pentagon is reportedly developing a new nuclear strategy that could expand America’s options for using smaller, tactical weapons in a conflict with China or Russia. But could a “limited” nuclear strike ever remain limited—or would crossing that threshold unleash an uncontrollable escalation? Mike Baker speaks with Steve Yates, former deputy national security advisor to the vice president and senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, about the dangerous effort to make nuclear war appear more manageable—and why opening this Pandora’s box could put the survival of the world at risk.

Source: The Pentagon’s Terrifying Plan for “Limited” Nuclear War