No First Use
No first use (NFU) refers to a type of pledge or policy wherein a nuclear power formally refrains from the use of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass ...
No First Use: Frequently Asked Questions
We recommend first learning more about No First Use from our main No First Use page before reading the FAQs below. These answer some of the most common in- ...
No First Use - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
A “No First Use” policy would make clear that the purpose of the US nuclear arsenal is deterrence, not nuclear war-fighting.
No-First-Use Policy Explained - Union of Concerned Scientists
A no-first-use nuclear policy means that the United States would commit to never use nuclear weapons first, either as a first strike (that is, ...
No First Use FAQs - Global Zero
“No First Use” is a commitment to never use nuclear weapons first under any circumstances, whether as a preemptive attack or first strike, or in response to ...
It's Time for a U.S. No-First-Use Nuclear Policy
A no-first-use policy means that the United States would pledge to use nuclear weapons only in retaliation for a nuclear attack. The sole ...
Sole Purpose Is Not No First Use: Nuclear Weapons and ...
a sole purpose declaration is not equivalent to a no-first-use pledge — it comes close, but is not the same thing. No first use ...
'No First Use' and Nuclear Weapons | Council on Foreign Relations
Nearly all nuclear weapon states, as a matter of policy, remain ready to use their weapons without having first suffered a nuclear attack.
The Case for a U.S. No-First-Use Policy | Arms Control Association
Retaining the option to use nuclear weapons first is fraught with unnecessary peril. Given the overwhelming conventional military edge of the United States and ...
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: Considering “No First Use”
But, according to an. Administration fact sheet, the NPR will not alter this policy to include a “no first use” pledge stating that the United ...
China's No First Use of Nuclear Weapons Policy: Change or False ...
While China's proposal for global governance demands that the international community oppose the threat or use of nuclear weapons, China appears ...
No First Use - Ploughshares Fund
No First Use is a pledge or a policy by a nuclear power not to use nuclear weapons as a means of warfare unless first attacked by an adversary using nuclear ...
The U.S. and China Can Lead the Way on Nuclear Threat Reduction
In theory, no first use refers to a policy by which a nuclear-armed power formally refrains from the use of nuclear weapons or other weapons of ...
NATO's Nuclear Weapons: The Rationale for 'No First Use'
By pledging not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into a conflict, NATO could reduce the political acceptability and military attractiveness of ...
Why a substantive and verifiable no-first-use treaty for nuclear ...
Verification of a treaty of no-first-use of nuclear weapons is not more difficult and should not be an obstacle to its realization.
Assessing the Risks of a Nuclear 'No First Use' Policy
The main concern in adopting a policy of no-first-use is that it could lead an enemy to believe that it could launch a catastrophic, non-nuclear ...
Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference ... - UNODA
In 1994, China submitted the “Draft Treaty on No-First Use of Nuclear. Weapons” to the other four nuclear-weapon States and since then has been ...
Much Ado About India's No-first-use Nuke Policy
Nuclear Policy ... Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made headlines in August when he appeared to nullify India's nuclear weapons no first use ...
No First Use Can Still Help to Reduce US-China Nuclear Risks
No first use can still play an important role in reducing risks between the two countries. First, both countries can take practical planning and posture ...
China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty
States with the largest nuclear arsenals should negotiate a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against each other or make a political ...