Duck and Cover

The Bush admininstration's "Complex 2030" plan is reviving the nuclear threat

While the United States demands that other countries end their nuclear programs, the Bush administration is busy planning a new generation of nuclear weapons. Nearly 20 years after the Berlin Wall crumbled, the United States is allocating more funding, on average, to nuclear weapons than during the Cold War. The Bush administration is pumping this money--more than $6 billion this year--into renovating the nuclear weapons complex and designing new nuclear ... Full Story »

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James M Jinkins
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by James M Jinkins - Oct. 1, 2008

This story ignores an important fact: Nuclear warheads deteriorate over time. Therefore, replacing the old ones, and improving the design and capability of the replacements _may_ be a worthwhile goal. This story ignores an important historical lesson: Many other countries cannot be trusted to keep their promises. Ignoring their track records _is not_ a basis for making policy.

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