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Global Security Newswire
Nuke Spending Boost Needed to Disarm, Biden Says
Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
U.S. nuclear-weapon laboratories require a dramatic funding boost to help maintain the reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent as the Obama administration pursues further arsenal reductions and ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said in a speech yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 18).
The administration plans to seek more than $5 billion in additional funding over five years for sustaining the U.S. nuclear complex and deterrent, starting with a $624 million increase in fiscal 2011. The $7 billion request submitted this month would increase nuclear weapon-related spending by 13.5 percent in the next budget cycle, according to the Associated Press.
Despite 10 years of budget reductions at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the semiautonomous Energy Department agency that oversees the U.S. nuclear stockpile, "our labs know more about our arsenal today than when they were able to explode weapons (in tests)," Biden said...
http://gsn.nti.org/gsn/
nw_20100219_9859.php
Global Security Newswire
Nuke Spending Boost Needed to Disarm, Biden Says
Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
U.S. nuclear-weapon laboratories require a dramatic funding boost to help maintain the reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent as the Obama administration pursues further arsenal reductions and ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said in a speech yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 18).
The administration plans to seek more than $5 billion in additional funding over five years for sustaining the U.S. nuclear complex and deterrent, starting with a $624 million increase in fiscal 2011. The $7 billion request submitted this month would increase nuclear weapon-related spending by 13.5 percent in the next budget cycle, according to the Associated Press.
Despite 10 years of budget reductions at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the semiautonomous Energy Department agency that oversees the U.S. nuclear stockpile, "our labs know more about our arsenal today than when they were able to explode weapons (in tests)," Biden said...
http://gsn.nti.org/gsn/
nw_20100219_9859.php
Comments
Based on the latest report from the IAEA Board of Governor, our past & current activities have not deterred Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities. Nor did they deter N. Korea. As for Syria, Burma, et al – we’ll have to wait & see.
As for any benefits resulting from ratification of the CTBT – I don’t see any.
There will be consequences!
As far as science goes, little new funding will be seen. I would not take this boost in NNSA funding as a sure sign that there will be no future layoffs at the NNSA labs. The workforce "re-structuring" will likely continue.
Israel said they'll use tactical nukes to take care of the problem if the U.S. doesn't get them under control soon. That was on the news a few days ago. Can't say I blame them and must say they have more balls then the U.S. of A. The peace loving dream weavers that reside here are to stupid to make such promises and or to carry them out in fear of world opinion and politics. IMHO I could care less about world opinion. Do the job right and they'll be no one left to complain or make a case against such necessary actions. Party over! Believe me, your enemies would have no problem taking us out in the same manner if given the opportunity.
That would make you a "war loving hate monger" I suppose. You have no interest in peace, right? Peace is for sissy's, real men want war.
February 22, 2010 7:10 AM
Actually, I think the poster's comment was about the correct response to an existential threat to a country. I guess "peace" wouldn't result in the appropriate outcome in that case.