There's no such thing as 'limited' nuclear war - By Dianne Feinstein

[DonViejo]

Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, represents California in the U.S. Senate.

Last month, it was revealed that a Pentagon advisory committee authored a report calling for the United States to invest in new nuclear weapons and consider resuming nuclear testing. The report even suggested researching less-powerful nuclear weapons that could be deployed without resorting to full-scale nuclear war. This is terrifying and deserves a swift, full-throated rebuke.

The report comes from the Defense Science Board, a committee made up of civilian experts. The board recommended “a more flexible nuclear enterprise that could produce, if needed, a rapid, tailored nuclear option for limited use.”

Let me be crystal clear: There is no such thing as “limited use” nuclear weapons, and for a Pentagon advisory board to promote their development is absolutely unacceptable. This is even more problematic given President Trump’s comments in support of a nuclear arms race.

As Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work testified in 2015, “Anyone who thinks they can control escalation through the use of nuclear weapons is literally playing with fire. Escalation is escalation, and nuclear use would be the ultimate escalation.”

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[still_one]

1. The whole situation is insanity

[DonViejo]

2. How pathetic is it that in the 21st Century, we have to have a U.S. Senator...

write such an Op-Ed in the Washington Post? Pretty sickening if you ask me.

[still_one]

3. You are absolutely right Don. It is sick

[dalton99a]

4. The regression is severe and absurd.

[DonViejo]

5. Severe, absurd and freaking scary as hell...

I wake up every morning, start reading the news and go into a state of shock over the latest antics of the Lunatic-In-Chief and his "administration."