This decision was mainly grounded on the American doctrine, adopted in 1962, of “flexible response,” which said to the Soviets: “As long as you do not use nuclear weapons, we will not use them, either.”
Esta decisión se basó principalmente en la doctrina norteamericana, adoptada en 1962, de "respuesta flexible", que le decía a los soviéticos: "Mientras ustedes no usen armas nucleares, nosotros tampoco las usaremos".