And until the US replenishes its depleted inventory of cruise missiles (factory in California is supposedly producing enough for a late Spring assault on Iraq according to Michael Reagan on his radio program), the US has few long range cruise missile "arrows" with which to afflict Iraq. But will enough cruise missiles be produced soon enough for prolonged military actions and/or self defense against other necessary targets in addition to Iraq? And will these cruise missiles have tactical nukes available (like once was the case) to be put on them if need be?
When HW Bush announced in a speech to the nation on September 27, 1991 that he was unilaterally disarming the US of its tactical nukes, he also had our neutron bomb components destroyed at a time when others allege Bush gave the neutron bomb to China (Sam Cohen father of neutron bomb).
Tactical nukes ordered dismantled by Bush included nukes for cruise missiles and artillery shells. In this speech HW Bush declared his actions were part of his "New Age" vision-his exact words (not sure if they refer to the New Age Religion).
I have a copy of HWBush's speech and the list of US nukes he had destroyed- I requested it and it came to me directly from the White House. THe speech has been reposted on FR late last year several times.