Bush s Proposed Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament Measures Will Increase Chances of Nuclear War

November 20, 2001 | David T. Pyne, Esq.

[rightwing2]

I completely disagree with Bush's planned unilateral nuclear disarmament plan. It will leave us much too vulnerable to a Russian nuclear first strike.

[Thud]

Not to worry. The nukaphobics are about to be mugged by reality in the Middle East. Our stocks will go back up after that.

[shezza]

I completely disagree with Bush's planned unilateral nuclear disarmament plan. It will leave us much too vulnerable to a Russian nuclear first strike.

Here here. Reminds me of the New Zealand PM who dismantled the military with the haughty declaration that they were going to promote peace, not violence. (Big sign taped on Auckland's backside: "Kick Me. I'm Unarmed!")

[GOP_1900AD]

A good place to start promoting a course correction:

Step 1

Of note are the links regarding upcoming joint session hearings, and ones regarding taking direct action. There is also a major effort to increase awareness amongst the political and intel communities, participation is still possible. "A journey of 1000 miles," as they say....

[Jhoffa_]

It is insufficient to deter nuclear attack from Russia because it makes it much easier for the Russians to destroy our nuclear deterrent before we have a chance to use it.

What about our Sub's?

They are hidden beneath the sea and are mobile. Able to reconfigure and oppose any emerging threat.

Is dubya a cringing weenie or are we now looking at a more dynamic defense?

Frankly, the idea of a land based weapon bothers me because it becomes a target as much as a weapon.

[Jhoffa_]

"It is no small irony that we are denied access to documents to protect an investigation, which, it is alleged, was dealt a serious blow by your administration's actions in the face of strong objections by the Justice Department.

"Irony" just doesn't go far enough..

[JasonC]

Please take me off whatever list you are using. Thank you.

[slimer]

Thanks for all the links and info.

[freespeech1]

THE UNITED STATES PROGRAM FOR GENERAL AND COMPLETE DISARMAMENT IN A PEACEFUL WORLD

[sneakypete]

David T. Pyne is a national security expert

If this guy is a "expert",I'm the next Pope. While it would be a considerable stretch to call me a Bush supporter,he is right on this issue. We can throw our money away on VERY expensive defense systems that are surplus to our needs,or actually spend the money where it is needed. Even 1700 nukes is far in excess of what is needed for defensive purposes. All you can kill your enemy is dead.

First off,Russia is no real danger to us. They are MUCH more likely to be our ally in any future war than they are our opponet.

The real danger we face is guerilla warfare. There is really no effective way to protect yourself from a few nutcases with suitcase nukes. Nobody wants to hear this because it is a truth that makes them feel insecure,and no government really wants to admit it,since protecting it's citizens from attack for foreign countries is THE prime reason governments exist.

In short,this is one of the few rare instances where Bubba-2 is doing the right thing. I hope none of you Bush-Bots who have read this fell down and hurt yourselves.

[JasonC]

I don't want to be bumped to any lists. It has nothing to do with interest in this or that subject and everything to do with how I use reply trackers to carry on conversations, back and forth, in all the noise FR necessarily generates, including quite long conversations in quite old threads that have long since dropped below the recent post radar.

I do not want to be distracted from actual conversations - specific replies to things I have written - and I write a lot, long pieces and not in vanity posts but in replies - by generalized lists that are nothing more than attempts to manipulate my attention. Let me decide what I find interesting, thank you very much, and get the heck out of my reply feedback loop.

I happen to find the use of such lists incredibly obnoxious, incidentally, and I doubt I am alone in that regard. I started with just a polite request, and your response was patronizing. Thus the explanation and lecture.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree. It will look reasonable to some to wage nuclear war. Oh well, I'm tired to kicking the Bush administration. I've written the guy off completely, so it doesn't matter anymore, he won't be getting my vote. Never did, never will.

[Bigg Red]

Please remove me from your flag list.