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The 2010 Nuclear posture review reduces the role of nuclear weapons

The US 2010 Nuclear Posture Review states that no use of nuclear weapons would be made against non-nuclear weapon states who comply with the Non Proliferation Treaty.

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The 2010 Nuclear posture review reduces the role of nuclear weapons
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A full "no-first-use" statement is still absent from the 2010 NPR
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A full "sole purpose" statement is still absent from the 2010 NPR
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Explicit threat of a nuclear first strike against Iran and North Korea
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2010 NPR states that the US will not develop new nuclear weapons
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Current administration wants to pursue Senate ratification of CTBT
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Obama's promise to abandon idea of sending nuclear weapons into space
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START and SORT reductions
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US has maintained moratorium on nuclear testing since 1992
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US ICBMs are all targeted on the oceans now
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US is supporting the recognition of NWFZ, including a Middle East NWFZ
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