Posted on 02/15/2012 5:58:07 AM PST by WeAreAMERICA
President Obama has ordered the Pentagon to consider cutting U.S. strategic nuclear forces to as low as 300 deployed warheads—below the number believed to be in China’s arsenal and far fewer than current Russian strategic warhead stocks.
Pentagon and military planners were asked to develop three force levels for the U.S. arsenal of deployed strategic nuclear warheads: a force of 1,100 to 1,000 warheads; a second scenario of between 700 and 800 warheads; and the lowest level of between 300 and 400 warheads.
A congressional official said no president in the past ever told the Pentagon to conduct a review based on specific numbers of warheads.
“In the past, the way it worked was, ‘tell me what the world is like and then tell me what the force should be,’” the official said. “That is not happening in this review.”
The plan for a radical cut in warheads is contained in a review of nuclear weapons ordered by the president in an August directive. The review called the Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study is nearing completion and could be presented to the president as early as next month.
The plan has come under fire from senior military officers in charge of maintaining nuclear deterrence against Russia, China, and future nuclear rogue states.
Rest of the article is in the supplied link.
People who say President Obama is not dangerous are either blind or fanatics. I have never seen a President work against his country as much as this one. Military commanders should not stand for this. Mr. Obama just keep pushing Americas buttons and you might be surprised. The day will come when you look out your window in the morning and gasp. Im sure a sea of angry veterans and citizens outside your window will strike some fear into that heart. I say step down Mr. President, you have tainted the office enough already.
...and where are our republican leaders?
Mums the word.
This isn’t Obama’s idea, but the UN’s. There was a disarmament paper produced by the UN around 1967(?) that specified disarmament of nukes, standing armies, and the populace. Obama is just following the plan.
This is why we should support ANYBODY but Obama this election (assuming we have it.) Even Romney.
Look, I don’t like Romney. He’s a liberal. Obama, on the other hand, is a traitor. I’d vote for Hilary if she were the Republican nominee.
And for those who say that a Republican liberal will be worse than Obama because they will be unopposed by Republicans: where is the opposition to Obama now? Do you call what Boehner and McConnell are doing opposition? Given what we are seeing now, how can you believe Republicans will provide any effective resistance to Obama in his second term?
So this begs a question. If Romney is the candidate, are some of you still going to “sit it out” and let Obama do this?
I keep hearing how Obama and Romney are the same, but we all know they are not.
I hope Romney doesn’t get the nomination, but if he does I sure as hell am not going to sit it out because of policies like this that Obama is pushing.
without the will to use em if needed, theyre useless anyways, even for a deterrent...
evidently, there are very few adults or sane people in charge of national security...one of the few items actually required of gubmint...
>> I keep hearing how Obama and Romney are the same, but we all know they are not <<
Agreed 101%.
When I see a story like this one about our nuclear arsenal, I gotta think the folks who keep posting on FR that Romney “equals” Obama are either (a) hopelessly out of touch with reality; or (b) infiltrators sent over to FR from DU in order to create chaos in the conservative community.
Could our arsenal destroy Russia assuming;
1)The Russians/Chinese haven’t developed the technology to track/stalk our missile subs undetected and sink them before they can fire.
2) Assuming that with our subs lost, we have enough land based nukes to survive a 1st strike.
3) That if some of our land based nukes survive 1st strike, there are enough of them to severely damage Russia. WWII proved the Russian govt. and population are willing to absorb unthinkable casualties.
4) That our nukes would even work. As far as I know, our arsenal hasn’t been upgraded since whenever. They might not detonate and would just hit the target with a thud.
5) That obama would even order a retaliation. Considering how much he loathes this country, he may welcome a nuke attack against us as payback to whitey.
6) If he was willing to retaliate, would he survive long enough to order it? A Russian sub off the east coast could vaporize DC 5 minutes after launch if not sooner.
7) The Russians don’t have a suitcase nuke in DC that would obliterate the govt. and Pentagon before they launched a strike against the rest of the US.
My loathing of the illegitimate bisexual Marxist Kenyan Muslim Usurper knows no earthly bounds.
Hey...that is MY “saying”..
and one which I was laughed at about a few years ago....
Now...see THIS tagline...
The movie “Seven Days in May” comes to mind....
Only IO do NOT think the President of the US in that movie was a traitor like this one is.
I wonder how many Americans realize that just about 40 years ago..the US had OVER 15,000”nukes”...including a LOT of 10MT+ warheads....
Curtis Lemay is spinning in his grave—and so is JFK!!
Newsmax
Obama Mulls 80 Percent Disarmament of Nuclear Arsenal
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 03:06 PM
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The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, The Associated Press has learned.
Even the most modest option now under consideration would be an historic and politically bold disarmament step in a presidential election year, although the plan is in line with President Barack Obama’s 2009 pledge to pursue the elimination of nuclear weapons.
http://www.newsmax.com/PrintTemplate.aspx?nodeid=429403
After this last flap w the church and now this - I would do anything to get obama out office.
I hate myth, but if its him or obama - im voting GOP regardless.
Obama is the end of this nation.
DAMNABLE TREASON by the Commander-In-Chief to deliberately make us weaker than our enemies. I can’t stand this.
Still wondering what crisis they will create to keep elections from even happening in November. Have thought that since 2009 and don’t have any reason to believe it’s impossible now.
They are not RINOs they are COLLABORATEURS.
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