tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post6153484875086000280..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Left NOT Angry with Obama's Nuclear Non-ProliferationLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-57136764921876505082010-04-08T07:54:37.485-04:002010-04-08T07:54:37.485-04:00The practical reality is that nuclear weapons are ...The practical reality is that nuclear weapons are not usable, and the massive expenditure of funds since the inception of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_District" rel="nofollow">The Manhattan District</a> has been a colossal waste of money.<br /><br />The Americans' decision to continue the project even after <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Making-Atomic-Bomb-Richard-Rhodes/dp/0684813785" rel="nofollow">intelligence conclusively revealed</a> that the Germans would be unable to develop the weapon, followed by the ill-advised decision to use the weapon on Japan, precipitated the nuclear arms race.<br /><br />In one of the most egregious examples of the U.S. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex" rel="nofollow">military-industrial complex</a> hijacking policy, the U.S. went on to build <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">tens of thousands</a> of the damned things, forcing the Soviets to counter, and smaller states to look to nuclear arms to prop up their egos.<br /><br />Obama's proposals are a small step in the right direction ... complete elimination of nuclear arsenals.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com