Commander says U.S. must update its nuclear arsenal for the 21st century

RolandTD20Kdrummer

I love how this cause and effect scenario is playing out...people will look back and laugh at us... "you see if we build more nukes, we really have less nukes" Riiight of course....I never knew it actually worked that way....imagine my surprise. Now more is really less.... sigh...I must be stupid...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080304-1355-militarynukes.html

"WASHINGTON – The U.S. needs a new, modern arsenal of nuclear weapons to use as a deterrent to attacks from other nations for the remainder of the 21st century, the top military commander for strategic warfare said Tuesday.

Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, head of the military's Strategic Command, said if the Pentagon develops an improved, more reliable nuclear weapon, the U.S. will be able to reduce the number of warheads it keeps on hand.

“So long as there are other countries in the world that possess enough nuclear weapons to destroy the United States of America and our way of life, we will have to deter those types of countries,” Chilton told reporters at a breakfast meeting. “So I am not in favor of unilateral disarmament.”

Comparing today's threat to the Cold War, when the U.S. was at loggerheads with the Soviets, Chilton said the principle deterrent was the “massive nuclear threat of destroying each other's countries.”

Now, he said, the threat is different, thus the deterrent must also be more nuanced – ranging from nuclear warheads to conventional weapons and cyber-capabilities. And he said the existing warheads in the U.S. inventory today are “too big, bigger than they need to be.”

Critics, however, worry that any such moves by the United States could trigger another international arms race, and a rush by other countries – such as Russia and China – to develop more effective, more usable nuclear weapons. "

Dustin51

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

I love this cause and effect scenario is playing out...people will look back and laugh at us... "you see if we build more nukes, we really have less nukes" Riiight of course....I never knew it actually worked that way....imagine my surprise. Now more is really less....of course! sigh...I must be stupid...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080304-1355-militarynukes.html

"WASHINGTON – The U.S. needs a new, modern arsenal of nuclear weapons to use as a deterrent to attacks from other nations for the remainder of the 21st century, the top military commander for strategic warfare said Tuesday.

Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, head of the military's Strategic Command, said if the Pentagon develops an improved, more reliable nuclear weapon, the U.S. will be able to reduce the number of warheads it keeps on hand.

“So long as there are other countries in the world that possess enough nuclear weapons to destroy the United States of America and our way of life, we will have to deter those types of countries,” Chilton told reporters at a breakfast meeting. “So I am not in favor of unilateral disarmament.”

Comparing today's threat to the Cold War, when the U.S. was at loggerheads with the Soviets, Chilton said the principle deterrent was the “massive nuclear threat of destroying each other's countries.”

Now, he said, the threat is different, thus the deterrent must also be more nuanced – ranging from nuclear warheads to conventional weapons and cyber-capabilities. And he said the existing warheads in the U.S. inventory today are “too big, bigger than they need to be.”

Critics, however, worry that any such moves by the United States could trigger another international arms race, and a rush by other countries – such as Russia and China – to develop more effective, more usable nuclear weapons. "

Christ. I thought we learned fighting doesnt solve anything in like 4th grade. All I gotta say is human beings are crazy.

g under p

All we need is an incident or crisis and this could be implemented in a heartbeat and that's including a fabricated one.

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