And they will tell you unequivocally that if we have a chemical or biological attack or a nuclear attack anywhere in this country, they are unprepared to deal with it today, and that is of high urgency.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are some people that will be deterred by the fact that we have nuclear weapons... But those people are the folks we can deal with anyway.
If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure?
Most Americans will be horrified that President Obama is compromising our deterrent to chemical and biological attacks on this country. Our allies will also be troubled by his aspiration to eliminate U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur, and, if at all possible, they will do something to correct a system which makes them likely.
The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.
The whole nuclear thing is a terrible mess and it's hard for me to understand why it is that we, the United States, seem to be the only ones that are really particularly concerned about it and prepared to do something.
None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen.
Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.
First of all, I don't think that America is truly prepared for a biological or a chemical attack. However, we are moving in the right direction.
We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained.
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