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Article: Nuclear Weapons Talk on the Rise

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Dateline: WASHINGTON In rhetoric and reality, nations around the world seem to be creeping toward a new military philosophy that says it is acceptable to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield or to settle regional disputes.

Everywhere, there are signs that "the unthinkable" is being redefined to accommodate new anxieties and advancing technology.

President Bush and the British government have warned terrorists with weapons of mass destruction that "all options" are open for a military response.

Military officials in both India and Pakistan have openly discussed how their nuclear weapons would prove superior to their neighbors in a conflict. The ...

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