US Nuclear Disarmament 85% Accomplished [satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 19 Dec 2014 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

The State Department’s Under-Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Rose Gottemoeller, proudly bragged to a Brookings Institution gathering that “our progress toward total nuclear disarmament is now 85% of the way there. If we can maintain the pace, our last nuclear device will be moth-balled before President Obama completes his term.”

Gottemoeller asserted that “it is our fervent hope that our example will inspire others to follow suit” and maintained that “a nuclear-free world will be a safer world.” Whether either of these aspirations would bear out is unknown. Prior to the dawn of the nuclear age less potent weaponry took the lives of 50 million people during World War II. It is also conceivable that the United States’ leadership in disarming may be seen as an opportunity for aggression rather than a model to be emulated

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[lepton]

The 85% isn’t much of a concern....

...it’s that last 15% they are going after.

[silverleaf]

you only think this is satire

[mowowie]

The first sad thing is that the mods at FR are forcing you now to put the word satire next to your headline.
The second sad thing is that this story isn’t really satire if you read the original story...

[Morpheus2009]

I think what really needs to be asked is: how many are there on a ready to use basis? And how much damage could hundreds or thousands of one megaton nukes do?

[The Great RJ]

Even if North Korea or Iran nuked a US city, I doubt Obama would respond with any nuclear option. Back in the day the Russians were deterred from using nukes because they knew the US would respond in kind. The entire world knows Obama would simply capitulate

[GoldenPup]

The State Department’s Under-Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Rose Gottemoeller, proudly bragged to a Brookings Institution gathering that “our progress toward total nuclear disarmament is now 85% of the way there

Probably mostly BS. Top military guys don't tell the slime-ball politicians/bureaucrats all. There is probably a lot of "stuff" in the arsenal the pink panty puffsters don't know about. Thank God.