Military
armaments towards a frenzied course in the new Cold War era
“The
United States plans to spend more than $1 trillion to revitalize its
antiquated nuclear arsenal over the next three decades, according to
a new report.”
“The
Obama administration has dedicated a 'sprawling new plant' in Kansas
City, Mo.--bigger than the Pentagon-- to modernize 'the aging weapons
that the United States can fire from missiles, bombers and
submarines,' ...”
“The
Kansas City National Security Campus is part of a 'wave of atomic
revitalization that includes plans for a new generation of weapon
carriers,' ...”
“...
because of 'political deals and geopolitical crises,' the Obama
administration is overseeing an extensive modernization of its atomic
arsenal while implementing only modest arms reductions, ...”
“Gary
Samore, Obama’s top nuclear adviser in his first term, said that
Russia’s actions in Ukraine were a major factor. 'That has made any
measure to reduce the stockpile unilaterally politically
impossible.'”
“Congressional
hawks believe that the new plan will put the United States in a
'stronger position if a new arms race breaks out'
and hope the renovated nuclear plants could allow the US
arsenal to 'expand rapidly' under a different president*,
...”
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