Steeljaw Scribe

 
Accepting the offer from our earlier post,   Southern Air Pirate weighs in with his thoughts re. the issue of nuclear weapons…
SJS,
A friend of mine forwarded the couple of articles you have written about nuclear weapons to me. I have just only had a chance to skim them not really read them for comprehension. [...]

The accelerating spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear material has brought us to a nuclear tipping point. We face a very real possibility that the deadliest weapons ever invented could fall into dangerous hands.  The steps we are taking now to address these threats are not adequate to the danger. With nuclear weapons [...]

 
Pursuing disarmament is like chasing butterflies — enjoyable for some retired old men but never-ending and beyond the pale.
 
Bemused commentary from The Dark Prince 2 following Shultz et al’s article on disarmament in the WSJ  earlier this year?  Nope, a commentary by a strategic analyst from India underscoring India’s justification to seek a nuclear [...]

First the official press release:

President Bush Approves Significant Reduction in Nuclear Weapons Stockpile

President has approved a significant reduction in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to take effect by the end of 2007. The President’s decision, made on the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary [...]

… or did it?  Read Here:
 

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Some items of note:

"We cannot rule out that Iran has acquired from abroad—or will acquire in the future—a nuclear weapon or enough fissile material for a weapon."

"We assess centrifuge enrichment is how Iran probably could first produce enough fissile material for a weapon, if it decides to do so. Iran [...]