The nuclear posture review published by the Pentagon late last week announced that the United States will be getting two new types of nuclear weapons to provide, in the words of U.S. officials, "more flexible capabilities to give tailored deterrence."
"Tailored deterrence"? What on Earth is that supposed to mean?
It's a brand new euphemism that is designed to disguise an old, largely discredited and very dangerous concept. The U.S. is once again playing with the notion of a "limited" nuclear war — and everybody else is very unhappy about it.