Who would win in a nuclear war?

The U.S. nuclear force would provide insurance against a Russian decision to employ tactical or strategic nuclear weapons. The United States discarded its oft-misunderstood “two war” doctrine, intended as a template for providing the means to fight two regional wars simultaneously, late last decade. read more

The nuclear war planning process emerged in a time of fast-paced technological change, enormous growth of the nuclear arsenal, improving intelligence capabilities to locate targets in the Soviet Union, intense rivalry among the military services and among the unified and specified commands, all brought to a high boil by the fears, anxieties, and apprehensions of the Cold War. read more

You might be surprised by the answer. Under the Obama administration, the rapidly aging U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal has been shrinking. read more

On the upside, only some of the requirements for fighting in Europe and the Pacific overlap. As was the case in World War II, the U.S. Army would bear the brunt of defending Europe, while the Navy would concentrate on the Pacific. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) would play a supporting role in both theaters. read more