Alarming Disarm
This week, the Obama Administration announced that it will halt the development of new nuclear weapons and strictly limit the circumstances under which the United States would deploy nuclear arms. Under President Obama’s plan, the United States will commit to not using nuclear weapons as defensive or retaliatory measures against non-nuclear nations, even if those nations launched an attack on our country.
While a world free of nuclear arms is a nice situation to wish for, this utopian fantasy ignores the fact remains that many nations – some non-nuclear – strive to do us harm. Freedom from the threat of a nuclear retaliation will actually embolden rather than deter their efforts. It makes absolutely no sense to forfeit our technological superiority with countries like Iran, North Korea, and Syria actively seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
I am outraged that our Commander in Chief is willing to risk the safety of our nation in what seems to be a feeble attempt to make our enemies to like us. President Obama has shown no qualms about endangering the financial security of future generations, and now, with this decision, he is endangering our physical security. Nobody wants a nuclear war, but in this increasingly dangerous world our military commanders need every available option to keep our country safe.
