The official nuclear policy of the United States became one of "massive retaliation", as coined by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, which called for massive attack against the Soviet Union if they were to invade Europe, regardless of whether it was a conventional or a nuclear attack.
Politica nucleară oficială a Statelor Unite a fost de represalii masive, conform secretarului de stat John Foster Dulles al președintelui Dwight D. Eisenhower care cerea atacuri masive împotriva U.R.S.S. dacă aceasta ar invada Europa, indiferent dacă este vorba de un atac convențional sau nuclear.