> [Evidently Bill Hartung, Edward Alden, and the NYT editorial board
> forgot to check with Carrol Cox, or they'd have known that there was
> nothing new about the new Bush nuclear doctrine.]
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Allies Unperturbed By U.S. Nuclear List Iranians, Russians Criticize Report
By Sharon LaFraniere Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, March 11, 2002; Page A14
MOSCOW, March 10 -- Reports that the United States is reexamining where to target its nuclear arsenal drew a subdued response this weekend, with some European leaders dismissing the project as routine military planning.
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The British Foreign Office and the Italian defense minister characterized the report as ordinary military strategizing. "Military forces from time to time evaluate their long-term programs even when it is hypothetical," Antonio Martino, the Italian minister, told the ANSA news agency. A NATO spokesman said it was too soon to comment.