CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new report by a task force chaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd and convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, argues fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security environment have begun to call into question America’s nuclear security guarantees and threaten the long-term viability of the 50-year-old nuclear nonproliferation regime. The report offers specific recommendations and a framework to ensure America’s allies will continue to feel secure without requiring their own nuclear weapons.
“In the absence of U.S. leadership over the past four years, our allies are asking questions about the credibility of the American nuclear guarantee,” said project director Ivo Daalder, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. “A change in administration alone is unlikely to suffice in reestablishing U.S. credibility. The United States must do everything in its power to work with its allies to rebuild confidence in their joint framework for collective defense.”