Posted on 05/06/2010 11:19:23 AM PDT by opentalk
The Obama administration has revealed - for the first time ever - the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in detail. This information was a closely guarded secret for more than 60 years. By unloading such sensitive information, President Obama is responsible for deliberately exposing a chink in America's defensive armor. The Land of the Free is less secure for it.
On orders from the White House, the Pentagon on Monday released the exact number of nuclear warheads as the 189-nation nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference got under way in New York. The U.S. nuclear stockpile now stands at 5,113 warheads, down from a high of 31,255 in 1967.
Never before has the United States allowed either friend or foe access to such precise information about our nuclear assets - and for good reason. A healthy dread of these awesome weapons has deterred aggression against the American homeland and kept the nation safe.
Disarmament officials and purported peace activists claim the frank U.S. disclosure will elicit similar openness on the part of other nuclear powers, leading them to follow suit. We're not so sure that neighborhood bullies will decide that giving away state secrets is the cool thing to do on the nuclear playground. While revealing the size of the stockpile might earn some diplomatic plaudits for an approval-seeking Mr. Obama, surrendering such information constitutes shortsighted defense policy.
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Arab proverb - the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Obama proverb - the enemy of my country is my friend.
Yep, sad but true.
A traitor at every turn, Obama.
He’s a muslim and he wants to destroy this country.
Globally there are enough nuclear bombs to completely kill every human 50-60 times. It would only take the detonation of 500-600 bombs to kill every person on earth.
When will Americans wake up to Obama’s agenda? He’s actively pursuing the destruction of our security - financially and physically. There is no other explanation.
Tic, Tic, Tic, anyone else show their hand yet? Didn’t think so.
Dow Jones down 600 points this week.
I'm not sure where you get your info from.
The vast majority of deaths in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not due to radiation but were due to blunt trauma inflicted on the populations that had not taken shelter and from the ensuing fires that started and burned thousands laying wounded and trapped within the highly combustible debris of their homes and businesses.
Down over 400 right now.
“It would only take the detonation of 500-600 bombs to kill every person on earth.”
Do you actually believe this? 6000 detonations would not kill every human.
Hell, it just became -775 for today!
Horse puckey.
Maybe if you gathered every human into one large mass and dropped 500 warheads on them this could happen but that is not bloody likely.
Holy crap! We’re down 995! DOW below 10K
down 945, wow Rush-big f —ing deal
NObama was born a Muslim because of his father.
He hates America.
He is doing everything he can to destroy the USA.
Based on that reasoning I should be a Lutheran. I think you fail on that reason.
This doesn't mean you're not correct on the other two, though.
Of course, there is always the maxim “Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.” I guess we just live in interesting times.
Research the term "nuclear winter" on the net. If you have access, take a course on Nuclear Tactics at the Air War College.
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