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Nuclear Fantasies Given Thumbs-Up By Associated Press

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Guanxi884/05/2009 9:04:12 am PDT

re: #44 Athos

Peace comes from strength - not weakness.

I disagree that proliferation is evitable. Far too many think that the possession of these weapons or other weapons of mass destruction is a right as opposed to being a priviledge extended and supported by other civilized nations who see the ownership of these weapons as a deterrent to rogue and evil states. What is utterly lacking is the will to define nations as rogue and evil states and to confront that evil using force if needed. Once the capability is gained, then we are subject to the nuclear blackmail and threats from these nations - let alone the horror of their use.

Of course, peace through strength is the only rational defense or military policy for a decent and humane nation. Again, this is why Barry et al wish to allow our enemies to arm unmolested while we sit atop a stockpile of aging and (in short order, unless maintenance is resumed) soon-to-be unreliable nuclear weapons. They want the US weak and vulnerable.