Biden Approved Strategy to Counter Nuclear Threats from North Korea, China, and Russia: Report

Washington DC, August 21:
A memo urging the armed services to prepare for future "coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea" was approved earlier this year by US President Joe Biden, according to a story in the New York Times. The US journal claims in a report that was datelined on August 20 that Biden had approved a revamped approach called the "Nuclear Employment Guidance" in March of this year.

The action was taken in response to the growing nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea, the fast nuclear arsenal growth in China, and the perceived nuclear threats from Russia.

According to the New York Times, the classified nuclear employment manual is revised every four years or so, and only a few of security officials and Pentagon chiefs are given physical copies.

Nevertheless, according to the journal, Pranay Vaddi, the senior director for arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation on the National Security Council, brought up the fact that Biden had released revised nuclear weapons employment guidelines during a June meeting organized by the Arms Control Association.

According to the NYT report, Vaddi expressed concern over the rapid expansion and diversification of nuclear weapons stockpiles in Pyongyang, Beijing, and Moscow.

An anonymous US official has said that the country must change its strategy and military might to counter emerging threats. Additionally, he discussed the United States' continuing endeavors to adjust to the facts of a "new" nuclear age.

A former acting assistant secretary of defense for space policy named Vipin Narang was quoted by the New York Times as saying, "The president recently issued updated nuclear-weapons employment guidance to account for multiple nuclear-armed adversaries." "And in particular," he continued, "the weapons guidance accounted for the significant increase in the size and diversity" of China's nuclear arsenal.

A "comprehensive strategic partnership" treaty was inked between Russia and North Korea during President Vladimir Putin's June visit to Pyongyang.

Also, at their May summit in Beijing, Russia and China reiterated their "no limits" alliance. The United States government has previously criticized China for backing Russia's military industrial base.