I don&#x27;t think this is a good definition. The US military to my knowledge hasn&#x27;t used a tactical nuke in live battle conditions ever, and has used 2 &quot;strategic&quot; class nukes in live battle conditions.<p>In my opinion, all nukes today are strategic nukes in that they intend to make your enemy think twice before launching their own nukes.<p>Even tactical sized nukes, if used today, will ignite a severe counter-reaction that is highly likely to escalate to full blown intercontinental nuclear war.