Strategy and Doctrine
No First Use
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No first use (NFU) is a nuclear policy doctrine under which a nuclear-armed power commits never to be the one that initiates the use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, reserving them only for retaliation. China was the first power to declare such a policy, in 1964, immediately after its first nuclear test.
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Core ClaimA nuclear power pledges never to be the one that initiates the use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, reserving them only for retaliation. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: No First Use
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A no first use (NFU) policy is a commitment by a nuclear power not to initiate the use of nuclear weapons.
1. Wikipedia: No First Use
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Following its first test in 1964, China stated that: 'The Chinese Government hereby solemnly declares that China will never at any time and under any circumstances be the first to use nuclear weapons.'
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