Warren, Bullock spar over 'no first use' nuclear policy [at debate]

The Hill ^ | 07/30/19 | REBECCA KHEEL

[BTerclinger]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) sparred Tuesday night over her proposed “no first use” policy on nuclear weapons during the Democratic debate.

In defending the proposed policy, Warren argued for diplomatic and economic solutions to conflict, saying “we should not be asking our military to take on jobs that do not have a military solution.”

But Bullock opposed that proposal, saying, “I don’t want to turn around and say, ‘Well, Detroit has to be gone before we would ever use that.’”

Warren is the lead sponsor of the Senate version of a bill that would make it U.S. policy not to use nuclear weapons first.

It has long been the policy of the United States that the country reserves the right to launch a preemptive nuclear strike.

[NorthMountain]

“we should not be asking our military to take on jobs that do not have a military solution.”

And we should not be using diplomacy to take on jobs that require a military solution.

Neither of which has anything to do with first use of nuclear weapons. We should use them in the future, as we did in the past, when they are necessary to American national security.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BTerclinger. It's obviously just a grandstanding ploy, anyway -- nuclear war would end civilization as we've known it, kill billions, and there would never be any arrests if our missiles launched first. And no one would believe the Demagogic Party liars when they held "hearings" (kangaroo courts) to determine (preassigned) responsibility. Tomahawk LIz lied about her heritage, continues to lie about which lies she told, and is basically just a huckster, public fleecer, and , well, a liar.

[JudgemAll]

For the entire term of Obama I remember briefly watching him on TV one or two times. He is the main reason why I have not watched TV in decades.

[Rebelbase]