The Case for Retaining the First-Use Doctrine for Nuclear Weapons (Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain, The National Interest)

Although we may dislike the idea of launching a first strike, retaining the option to do so may be the best way to achieve strategic objectives.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-case-retaining-the-first-use-doctrine-nuclear-weapons-17865

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE CYBER AGE: NEW CHALLENGES FOR SECURITY, STRATEGY AND STABILITY (Valdai Discussion Club)

The safe, secure and reliable management of nuclear weapons has always been a complex and complicated business, plagued by uncertainty and risks.

But these challenges are being magnified and aggravated by new cyber tools, dynamics and capabilities, and from the threat posed by hackers seeking to gain access to, or interfere with, nuclear systems. This article covers such problems as the nature of the cyber challenge, new nuclear vulnerabilities, the role of cyber in deterring cyber-attacks as well as the cases of cyber-nuclear espionage.

http://valdaiclub.com/a/valdai-papers/valdai-paper-56-nuclear-weapons-in-the-cyber-age-n/