Dr. Pry criticizes the Biden administration for clandestinely making diplomatic queries among U.S. allies about whether or not they would support a U.S. nuclear “No First Use” pledge. Yet we know that U.S. allies regard as fundamental to their security that the U.S. reserves the right to come to their defense with any and all means necessary, including nuclear weapons. Our allies in NATO and the Pacific are already on record that they trust in the U.S. nuclear guarantee. Biden by this stupid act may have delivered the final blow to U.S. credibility, raising grave doubts in the minds of U.S. allies, in effect telling U.S. allies that they are on their own, especially if the adversary threatens or employs nuclear weapons.
