The Guardian reports a draft Nuclear Posture Review (being performed by the Department of Defense) has been rejected by President Obama for its ‘timidity.’ According to “European officials,” (they’re ubiquitous, aren’t they?) the rejection regards three reasons: 1. The President wants to measure the U.S. nuclear arsenal in “hundreds rather that thousands of deployed strategic [...]
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Worshipping at the Altar of Nuclear Perfection
Posted: September 4, 2009 in bombers, global strike command, ICBMs, Nuclear Enterprise, nuclear posture review, SACStrive for excellence, not perfection. Perfection is God’s domain.- Unknown The Air Force’s top priority is to restore its nuclear enterprise. This priority has been in place for about a year and accomplishing the task has been an exceedingly challenging endeavor. Just as you don’t become physically fit or highly educated overnight, it is similarly [...]
Why Obama Should Learn to Love the Bomb
Posted: August 31, 2009 in nuclear policy, nuclear posture review, Nuclear WeaponsOh the apoplectic comments we’ll hear if a pro-nuke Newsweek think-piece should appear.
Will the Pentagon Thwart Obama’s Dream of Zero?
Posted: August 21, 2009 in No-Nukes, nuclear policy, nuclear posture review, Nuclear War, Nuclear WeaponsDude, where’s my unicorn? While nukes are not our future, they are in our future and will be for a very long time. Nukes will go away when their value is or approaches zero, which will likely mean when they are made obsolete by anti-nuclear methods yet to emerge or are superseded by superior weapons. [...]
