Report: State Dept. Considers Eliminating US Nuclear Arsenal

Breitbart Big Peace ^ | August 24, 2012 | AWR Hawkins

[opentalk]

Although President Obama's current defense cuts are so drastic that even Rep. Nancy Pelosi is scared they might cost Democrats more seats in the House, State Dept. advisers are reportedly encouraging further cuts and even the all-out elimination of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

A State Dept. report addressing this issue justifies the suggestion on the grounds that possessing nuclear weapons drives other nations to "acquisition and/or use of nuclear weapons."

In other words, as long as nations like the U.S., Israel, and Russia have nukes but rogue nations like Iran and North Korea don't Iran and North Korea will continually pursue them with a willingness to use them. Yet if we get rid of ours, they will stop the pursuit of theirs... and everybody can hug and get along, naturally.

Explaining away Iran's nuclear ambitions by saying they only want such weapons because we have them is childish and irrational.

[SunkenCiv]

In before someone blames Todd Akin.

Hey, I’m just kidding, I didn’t check.

Thanks opentalk.

[CodeToad]

Being the spineless jellyfish coward Zero is, Zero has no knowledge of strength.

[arthurus]

Former? I doubt that.

[Safetgiver]

Report: State Dept. Considers Eliminating US Nuclear Arsenal...And why is the State Department considering anything? If we had a leader in charge, they would BE TOLD TO DO something. HMMM.. does that mean something?

[null and void]

“Former” might apply to “US”, not “Communist”...