US Nuclear Policy - we cannot affort to blow this one.

The US should declare, concisely, our position and response to Nuclear attack by any means. We simply cannot afford to be ambiguous about this one.

Now that North Korea is in the Nuclear club, with Iran possibly close behind, we need to be very specific about our actions. When it comes to nuclear bombs, "close" is not nearly close enough.

It may actually not be possible for the US to stop countries from building nuclear devices. We may not be able to stop them from blowing up nuclear devices. However, that does not preclude the US from declaring openly what our response will be if and when a nuclear device is exploded on US soil.

I do realize that the threat of anniliation may not deter someone who is willing to die for his cause, but we absolutely need to find a way to motivate people in the proper direction. It seems to me that, unless everybody involved in the design,creation, and support of nuclear weapon trafficing is nuts, we should be able to at least partially deter this threat with such a "nuclear response doctrine".

Therefore I strongly urge the US government to declare something like the "doctrine of unilaterally-assured destruction" before the unthinkable actually does occur. The doctrine should go something like:

"The policy of the United States of America shall be one of immediate and full retaliatory military response towards any and all foreign governments that enable, engage, provide support for, harbor, or otherwise support any nuclear-based attack on US citizens, properties, or interests."

This may do nothing. But regardless, I'd rather have stated this policy before something happens, rather than wait until we get the nuclear equivalent of 9-11. I hope we never do.