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USA’s nuclear weapons program a bad investment

Expanding Nuclear Weapons Budget a Bad Investment, WORLD POLITICS REVIEW, BY LAICIE OLSON, KINGSTON REIF | 26 SEP 2011 There is broad bipartisan agreement that few national security issues are as critical as how to deal with America’s crippling debt. Getting America’s fiscal house in order will require difficult budgetary choices. This means that we need to make smart decisions about what is most needed to safeguard U.S. national security in the 21st century.

A close look at the Pentagon budget reveals numerous programs that are more suitable to defeating the Cold War-era Soviet Union than to addressing current security threats, such as weak and failing states, cyberattacks and nuclear terrorism. A particularly egregious example is the budget for nuclear weapons programs. … http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/10127/expanding-nuclear-weapons-budget-a-bad-investment

September 27, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general