ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 21, 2010 8:52am
The so called "Four Horsemen", former SECSTATE George Shultz, former SECDEF William Perry, former SECSTATE Henry Kissinger and Senator Sam Nunn wrote another article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday.
They received fame in 2007 for supporting the goal of a nuclear weapons free world in the long term. Now, this article argues that in order to get there, as the U.S. draws down its forces it needs to maintain a safe, reliable and effective stockpile. This does not require a new weapons (something the R's, mainly Senator Kyl have been pushing). But, that it require continued efforts to boost our life extension and stockpile stewardship programs. (Something the present administration also supports)
It is a good article for the lay person about the status of our stockpile, as the arguments coming forth are it is broken, beyond repair and we need new warheads, when in reality we do not. This is going to be the coming debate in the Senate with the new START Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704152804574628344282735008.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion
They received fame in 2007 for supporting the goal of a nuclear weapons free world in the long term. Now, this article argues that in order to get there, as the U.S. draws down its forces it needs to maintain a safe, reliable and effective stockpile. This does not require a new weapons (something the R's, mainly Senator Kyl have been pushing). But, that it require continued efforts to boost our life extension and stockpile stewardship programs. (Something the present administration also supports)
It is a good article for the lay person about the status of our stockpile, as the arguments coming forth are it is broken, beyond repair and we need new warheads, when in reality we do not. This is going to be the coming debate in the Senate with the new START Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704152804574628344282735008.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion
believer
Posts: 8,153
Jan 21, 2010 9:05pm
I agree. It's absurd and a little insane to believe the answer is new warheads.ptown_trojans_1 wrote:...as the arguments coming forth are it is broken, beyond repair and we need new warheads, when in reality we do not.
I'm all for upgrading the technology and infrastructure surrounding existing warheads to include dismantling and reducing the existing stockpile to control costs for the long-term.