BIG CHANGES NOT EXPECTED IN NATO DETERRENCE AND DEF. POSTURE REVIEW

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Nato is expected to unveil a new Deterrence and Defense Posture Review at its Chicago Summit Sunday and Monday, but nuclear experts aren't anticipating drastic changes to the alliance's nuclear posture. NATO said in 2010 that it planned on remaining a nuclear alliance for the foresee- able future while pledging to review its deterrence posture, but Stephen Pifer, the director of the Brookings Institution's Arms Control Initiative, said this week that despite calls from some in the arms control community for a dramatic move with regards to NATO's nuclear posture, he was expecting more subtle changes.