At the same time, he said in a statement Tuesday that the new strategy will maintain "a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent" for the United States as long as nuclear weapons exist in the world.
Said Obama: "Our national security and that of our allies and partners can be increasingly defended by America's unsurpassed conventional military capabilities and strong missile defenses." He pledged that the U.S. will not conduct nuclear testing, develop new nuclear warheads or pursue new nuclear weapon capabilities.
