(2002-12-11) — Shockwaves rippled through Washington D.C. and around the world today when a White House document appeared to threaten U.S. use of nuclear weapons to deter an enemy’s use of weapons of mass destruction.
“These weapons are strictly deterrents,” said an unnamed opponent of the plan. “We can never use them, or even threaten to use them. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, ‘walk softly and carry a big stick and a big sign that says “I promise to never use this stick even if you try to hit me with your stick”.’”

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