Bush plans new nuclear weapons

[bpilgrim]

Sunday, November 30, 2003
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http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=24245&t=1

Three Tennessee Valley power stations have been selected to resume production of tritium, a substance used to increase the yield from a nuclear blast. Tritium has not been actively produced in the US for years and this is the first time civilian power plants have been scheduled for military use.

In April, the Los Alamos military laboratory in New Mexico produced the first 'plutonium pit' in America for more than a decade. Plutonium pits are triggers vital to the production of nuclear weapons and officials are pushing to get funding to build an entire new facility.

Concern also surrounds plans to cut the time needed to bring American underground nuclear testing sites back into working condition. Currently the time needed would be 24 months, but the administration has pushed for funds to reduce that to 18 months. While officials insist the US has no plans to resume nuclear testing -- which would breach an international ban -- critics say the enhanced preparations for a resumption are worrying.

'Why are they even talking about this now, unless something is planned? It makes no sense to us. America has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, but it did not stop 9/11,' said Schaeffer. - Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2003

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who's bunker will be targeted first? :shrug:

peace

[Newsjock]

1. Time for the UN to act

and order the United States to disclose everything about its WMD programs or face "dire consequences."

[tritsofme]

4. What exactly is the "UN" going to do?

Chimpy just fought an illegal war, and what did the UN do??

Do tell.

[Don_G]

2. I Noticed That

Dimbo wants to have weapons on hand at 40% of the yield of the Hirshoma bomb to fight a "conventional war" with Nuclear Weapons?

Am I missing something here or has he "lost it?"

[JohnKleeb]

3. oh great *sighs* like we need more of that crap

[Rex]

5. Wonder who they plan on bombing next?

nt

[JohnKleeb]

6. *sighs again* I dont know Rex and frankly I dont wanna know

me<------- becoming more and more pacifist by the day, and Ive pretty much always despised NBC weapons.

[Eric J in MN]

7. have any of the Democratic candidates taken a position

Have any of the Democratic candidates taken a position on the development of new nuclear weapons?

[sandnsea]

8. Kerry opposes 110%

I've been trying to tell people he is serious about weapons proliferation. He's introduced legislation to stop the U.S. from selling arms to so many countries, he's been working on this for years. That's the reason behind his IWR vote, he wants the UN to force these countries to disarm, us included.

"Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) recently declared that President Bush is 'poised to set off a new nuclear arms race by building bunker-busting tactical nuclear weapons. I don't want a world with more usable nuclear weapons."

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0909-14.htm

And his statement on the Moscow Treaty.

http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/arms/03030521.htm

[whirlygigspin]

10. small nukes, maybe Bush can use them to defend marriage

from those evil gays

[JohnKleeb]

11. As sandsnea says below Kerry and Kucinich has too

I lost my links honestly though when I had to reinstall the computer. sorry.

[klyon]

9. It’s the Armageddon rag, don't ya know

It’s the Armageddon rag. These fundamentalists are hoping and helping the prophecy, as they see it, to be a reality. This is very bad news indeed. They must be stopped from going down the nuclear road, a new arms race is unacceptable.
KL

May you be well, live well, work well; have courage, patience, and compassion.

[bpilgrim]

12. it will be if we don't change course

peace