[InsidiousMongo]

When deterrence falls, so do nations. This is suicide. There are no procurements for new nuclear weapons to replace our aging stockpile. Yet, Russia and China are gladly investing in the R&D for new designs to kill us eventually.

[Hodar]

China doesn't need to invest much in R&D; the Clintons gave them the plans for the low, low cost of some campaign and library donations.

[Tallguy]

Maybe Obama thinks that this is a just way for the US to assume its place in the peanut gallery of the world’s nations. Trouble is, there are a lot of countries that would probably like to settle some scores with the US.