The new U.S. nuclear doctrine will be send...

The document outlines the U.S. policies in the sphere of nuclear deterrent for the next decade and includes an assessment of current and future nuclear threats to the country.

"The Nuclear Posture Review will be a foundational document for this administration... It"s intended to be a practical work plan for the agenda laid out by President Barack Obama," Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James Miller told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.

Miller said that the document was originally scheduled to be released in March, but defense officials took additional time "needed to address the range of issues under consideration in the report."

U.S. President Barack Obama said last year that as long as a nuclear threat existed, the U.S. would retain its nuclear capability, although it would work to reduce its arsenal. He has also outlined his vision of the future nuclear-free world.

Miller said on Wednesday that the draft nuclear doctrine outlines

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