On the recordNovember 14, 2023
The first thing we've got to do is have a conventional capability which is so dominant that no party would ever consider a nuclear attack against the United States.
Source
congress.govThe first thing we've got to do is have a conventional capability which is so dominant that no party would ever consider a nuclear attack against the United States.
Kyl emphasizes the importance of strong conventional capabilities to deter nuclear attacks.
Share
More from Jon Kyl
One of our recommendations concerns ways that we could potentially mitigate the risk of a deterrence gap.
Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the fact is that our current system has deteriorated and aged to the point that we wouldn't be confident in the deterrent value of it on out into the future.
The threat briefings that we received leave no question that both China and Russia, but particularly China see space as a war fighting domain.