[Perrin]

"The Bush administration has directed the military to prepare contingency plans to use nuclear weapons against at least seven countries and to build smaller nuclear weapons for use in certain battlefield situations, according to a classified Pentagon report obtained by the Los Angeles Times."

These are not just contigency plans for an eventual strike back when the US is targeted by a nuclear ICBM.

This manifesto of nuclear madness rendered by an anonymous team of Dr. Strangeloves essentially states that the US will use nuclear weapons just as they damn well please, no longer as a last resort when their national survival is at stake, but to put down regional revolts on the farthest frontiers of their global empire. In short, as a response to "surprising military developments," nukes will now be used as weapons of conquest. Let's say the US invades Iraq, and the war starts to go badly, perhaps because other Arab countries enter the fray and US troops are caught in a general conflagration, a replay of what happened at that Marine barracks in Beirut only on a much larger scale. According to the new policy, in that case the US can always nuke 'em into submission. Indeed, the mere threat is enough to at least temper the thought of resistance, which is another reason I tend to think this "leak" was sprung from the top.

[rbmillerjr]

Perrin, embrace your socialistic beliefs. Your Dr. and I and everybody else here are proud of your overcoming your "issues" and "childhood induced psychoses". We are pulling for you.

[concerned about politics]

Clinton had the same policy. Bush just kept it alive, and the liberal press makes a big deal out of it.
Where was the Marxist outrage then?
Oh yes, one set of rules for the freedom fighters, no rules for the left wing socialists, eh?

[John O]

This manifesto of nuclear madness rendered by an anonymous team of Dr. Strangeloves essentially states that the US will use nuclear weapons just as they damn well please, no longer as a last resort when their national survival is at stake, but to put down regional revolts on the farthest frontiers of their global empire

Our weapons, our rules. I don't see what the problem is.

God Save America (Please)

[The_Victor]

From your own post:

"The Bush administration has directed the military to prepare contingency plans..."

These are not just contigency[sic] plans for a...

They are just contingency plans as the LA Times stated, your paranoia not withstanding. Refer to my final statement in post #5 if applicable.

[shaggy eel]

,,, firstly we have an alarmist headline "let's nuke 'em all!" from a typical British tabloid. Is there nothing happening at Buckingham Palace right now? Get that Prince with the oversize ears to pick up Camilla's snotrag off the floor or something - let those "photo-journalists" loose!
This is a world story in need of accurate, responsible reporting and "The Mirror" clearly, just isn't up to that.

Secondly, you're really out to lunch, ain't ya? All the US is saying is "play ball with us or we'll stick the bat up your arse." They're taking a protective stance, not an aggressive one. If you need this explained a little more, get back to me - Nintendo may not be enough to do it for you.