Surge in Spending on Nukes a Grave Error

Ron Tang — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

For many Americans, nuclear weapons bring up old memories and forgotten associations -- the duck and cover drills of the 1950s, President Reagan's exhortations against the "evil empire," and the plot lines of countless straight-to-video political thrillers. It may then come as a surprise that in 2008 the United States is considering a huge new investment in nuclear weapons.

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration is pushing for an estimated $150 billion to develop a new generation of nuclear weapons and a more "responsive" production network. The centerpiece of this move is called Complex Transformation, a multi-year plan… more

The Capital Times (Madison)

Surge in Spending on Nukes a Grave Error