nuke policy
the current non-proliferation policy falls short. basically we say please don't anyone else develop nukes. and we promise not to use nukes first. this is weak. the policy should be... if we get into hostilities with a non-nuclear country we won't use nukes on them except under the most dire circumstances. like we're about to be overrun. on the other hand... if we get into conventional hostilities with a nuclear state we will use our nukes first. strong incentive for non-nuclear states to stay that way. and strong incentive for nuclear states to not enter hostilities. conventional or otherwise.