more nukes for peace ala Orwell

The US nuclear deterrent is already formidable. Before reading this post I was just thinking about the fact that the dimplomatic message that procuring additional nukes sends is not worth the negligible difference in the deterrent capacity that would result.

Simply put, North Korea has withdrawn from the NPT. While they were bound by the NPT they were still suffering the same panelties that they would have suffered had their violations been known.

So it's a no-brainer for them to make nukes. It would be sheer folly not to.

Since the US has no legal right to demand the end of the Korean nuclear program we have to rely on the carrot (normalized trade relations etc) and the stick (already being employed in the form of delibating sanctions).

In such a tricky dance it's insipid to be seeking nuclear augmentation. We need more nukes like we need a third ass. The negligible difference it will make to our capacity for deterrence is simply not worth the glaring duplicity of the act when we are trying to coax cooperation out of a nation that sees no advantage to it.

Tennessee Valley Authority is not a private entity, it is owned by the U.S. Government. That is where it all gets blurred, they can say it's more economical to have a dual use reactor, then again any country could use that dual purpose argument.

TVA isn't only 'owned' but 'governed' by the USA:

This is real old news. The enabling legislation is at least 10 yeRS OLD. The entire compact was printed in the RECORD , I believe in 2000. All this occured while guess who was president.
The point is, we already have a stockpile of thermonukes. AND they all contain Tritium and deuterium. The fact is, all thermonukes lose their "punch" by about 5% each year, due to half life. So , Congress, way back, recognized that all our weapons would have to be "regassed-up" before 2005, when the half life decay would start rendering them useless.

We arent creating any new bombs, were just re stocking the old ones.
I know, we shouldnt have "any" bombs. But no matter whether we agree or disagree on the strategy, I prefer being the toughest kid on the block. My only problem is whether our leadership is competent to hold these responsibilities.
Truthfully, I think Id make a better president than GW.
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The current admin seems to be in luurve with "nukyuler" weapons. Consider the fact that they increased funding for smaller "friendly" tactical nukes. I have a feeling that before January 2005 Bushy-Poo II will authorize the use of these "happy friendly nukes" somewhere.

This is not true. The current administration has been making moves to develop and test smaller nuclear weapons.




I disagree. The more the merrier.

new weapons programs aside,what I meant was that the original purpose of the tritium production facility was to create enough tritium to reinflate existing thermonukes.
This was all accomplished by the Clinton admin (actually as a result of Congressional oversight)


Im going to work to make sure that the 'present administration" is lawfully retired.