US | White House White House Overhauls Nuclear Strategy New focus on arms control, nonproliferation By Jane Yager Posted Mar 1, 2010 9:34 AM CST Copied NATANZ, IRAN - APRIL 9: A general view of the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, is seen on April 9, 2007, 180 miles south of Tehran, Iran. Iran is a major consideration in Obama's nuclear strategy. (Getty Images) As the White House hammers out details of Obama's nuclear strategy, it's clear the president is making an about-face on many Bush policies, but not it's clear whether his approach will be dovish enough to please his base. The new strategy will commit the US to not developing any new nuclear weapons, but will beef up new non-nuclear defenses and update America's weapons labs. Obama is scrapping plans for a deep-burrowing nuclear warhead, saying that he can't deter other countries from seeking new weapons if the US is seeking them itself. But the White House is still weighing whether to declare deterrence of nuclear attack the sole purpose of the US nuclear program, as the left wing of the Democratic party wants, or to leave open the option of nuclear retaliation against threats from biological or chemical weapons. Read These Next The Bezos-Sanchez wedding: guest list, cost, the dress, and more. This is why your cat loves sleeping on its left side. Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Cops nab 9th fugitive in New Orleans, with 'one more to go.' Report an error