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Related: About this forumObama to Reduce Nukes By 1/3rd
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2013/2/8/17302/77354Obama to Reduce Nukes By 1/3rd
by BooMan
Fri Feb 8th, 2013 at 05:30:02 PM EST
This may help explain why the president wants Chuck Hagel as his Secretary of Defense.
President Obama is poised to sign off on a new internal review of U.S. nuclear weapons strategy that would reduce the arsenal by one-third, resulting in billions in savings to the Pentagon and Energy Department.
The recommended reductions were included in a draft version of a classified decision directive compiled by top defense and national security officials inside the White House, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity issued Friday.
While the president has yet to officially approve the directive, including the recommended one-third cut to the nuclear arsenal, sources tell CPI Obama has voiced no objection to the directive's findings.
Representatives from State Department, Strategic Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the office of Vice President Biden also played a part in drafting the directive.
The recommended reductions were included in a draft version of a classified decision directive compiled by top defense and national security officials inside the White House, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity issued Friday.
While the president has yet to officially approve the directive, including the recommended one-third cut to the nuclear arsenal, sources tell CPI Obama has voiced no objection to the directive's findings.
Representatives from State Department, Strategic Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the office of Vice President Biden also played a part in drafting the directive.
Things in Washington DC may be fucked up and bullshit, but progress is still being made.
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Obama to Reduce Nukes By 1/3rd (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2013
OP
Well no one will ever get rid of all of them; it's a good start, and something
babylonsister
Feb 2013
#2
whle simultaneously naming the scientist who wants to build more nuclear power plants?
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#3
JeffHead
(1,186 posts)1. Good! Instead of being able to blow up the earth 1000 times...
We can blow it up 667 times. It's still too many. IMO
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)2. Well no one will ever get rid of all of them; it's a good start, and something
Obama has been focused on since he originally took office.
From April 2010...
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/obama-medvedev-sign-nuclear-arms-reduction-treaty-replace/story?id=10318006
Obama, Medvedev Sign Arms Reduction Treaty: 'An Important Milestone for Nuclear Security'
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)3. whle simultaneously naming the scientist who wants to build more nuclear power plants?
Because he's smart enough to know the difference between nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. He's chipping away at what we don't want or need. Thanks, PBO.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)5. Hagel
He and Hagel first became friends working on nonproliferation. It's a very important issue for both of them.
Cha
(297,307 posts)6. Good for the President and his Team.. and "saving Billions"..
in the plan!
Thanks babylonsistah
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)7. Agreed
Reducing the nuclear arsenal is a good thing. I just hope we can find a place to put all the nuclear material.
malthaussen
(17,204 posts)9. And we can sell the silos to survivalists.
It's a growing market!
-- Mal