Presidential Directive 59(PD-59) was a top secret document titled "Nuclear Weapons Employment Policy" prepared by theCarter administrationand dated 25 July 1980 that contained plans for carrying out an extendednuclear war.[1]
Csrter's National Security AdvisorZbigniew Brzezinskidescribed it as an addition toNational Security Decision Memorandum 242,a Nixon administration document that it superseded.[2][3]
Parts of its contents were leaked shortly after its creation, causing a public furore aboutnuclear escalation.[4]
A redacted version of PD-59 has since been declassified and released publicly.
References
edit- ^Schumann, Anna (2012-10-01)."Carter War Plan Released".Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.Retrieved2024-04-27.
- ^"Memorandum for the President from Zbigniew Brzezinski"(PDF).U.S. National Archives.August 26, 1980.Retrieved2024-04-27.
- ^Carter Presidential Directive 59, Nuclear Weapons Employment Policy
- ^"Jimmy Carter's Controversial Nuclear Targeting Directive PD-59 Declassified".nsarchive2.gwu.edu.Retrieved2024-04-27.
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