Ours is a world governed by the aggressive use of force-Rush Limbaugh

Obama calls nuclear strategy 'significant step'

By ROBERT BURNS and DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press Writers Robert Burns And Desmond Butler, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 11 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to constrain the use of the nation's Cold War-era nuclear arsenal, in a bold but politically risky move aimed at discouraging the technology from spreading.

Obama's plan, a sharp departure from his predecessor's policy, is a bid to downplay the threat posed by nations like Russia and China while emphasizing the threat posed by terrorists or states believed to encourage terrorism.

"To stop the spread of nuclear weapons, prevent nuclear terrorism, and pursue the day when these weapons do not exist, we will work aggressively to advance every element of our comprehensive agenda — to reduce arsenals, to secure vulnerable nuclear materials, and to strengthen" international agreement, Obama said in a statement.

Under the new plan, the U.S. promises not to use nuclear weapons against countries that don't have them. The policy would not apply to states like North Korea and Iran, however, because of their refusal to cooperate with the international community on nonproliferation standards.

Obama's plan would lessen the role nuclear weapons play in America's defense planning.


BT comment: This man, Obama, is living in a fool's paradise. The idiocy of this announcement is only compounded by his belief that it will make the U.S. and the world safer.
First, you do not announce to the world or your enemies that you plan to react ineffectually to any attacks. You do not openly state your lack of will to protect your own people.
Second, why would you beleive that those who wish to do you harm, even though you are not a threat to them, would cease to want to harm you once you lack the will to protect yourself. Who in this world respects a wimp? How do you gain respect(especially militarily)by lying politically prostrate before the tyrants of the world?
While the rest of the world is gearing up, our president needs to man up. And for that matter wise up. The strength of the U.S. has always been a deterent that has kept us safe as well as other countries around the world who have relied on that strength.
The agressive use of force is a an everpresent reality in this world. America has always assumed the mantle of power in a spirit of peace. I know it may sound paradoxical. But the adage still stands, peace through strength.