Obama's Poor Posture; the United States Slouches toward Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament

Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama pledged to rid the world of nuclear weapons, and he's starting with the United States. The new U.S. nuclear posture puts the country flat on its back.

Mr. Obama's nuclear strategy is long on ideology and short on common sense. It reflects the mindset of those on the left who came of age during the nuclear freeze movement, who see nuclear weapons as an evil to be eliminated, not as a useful deterrent that has contributed to limiting conflict for the last 60 years. The new strategy predictably undermines the deterrent value of these weapons in pursuit of Mr. Obama's fanciful vision of a nuclear-free world.

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Publication information: Article title: Obama's Poor Posture; the United States Slouches toward Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC). Publication date: April 7, 2010. Page number: B02. © 2009 The Washington Times LLC. COPYRIGHT 2010 Gale Group.

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