Senate Democrats Target Bush Nuclear Bomb Plans

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON (Reuters)

U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday again took aim at President Bush's plans to study new types of small nuclear weapons, which they say could spur a new arms race and heighten the risks of nuclear war.

Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein sought to block funding for the development of so-called mini nukes as the Senate considers a $27 billion annual spending bill for energy and water programs, including the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

A similar effort failed in May, when the Senate allowed the repeal of a decade-long ban on the study and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, though it did require Bush to get congressional approval before building any. ---

A vote is expected on Tuesday. Although the Senate has previously backed Bush's plans, the Republican-led House of Representatives has taken a very different tack. ---

[MasonJar]

1. Nuclear weapons

Thank God. However, I reserve judgment; I'll believe when I see it. I am still disgusted that that crew is not going after the lies regarding WMD and the 9/11 cover-up.

[Rose Siding]

2. The Dems could afford to go theatrical on this

ONE of 'em could have a caniption or something- get the thing on the news. Scream stuff like Who the hell do we think we are! They've made the saner point over and over that if we do it, what will stop others. NK can't. Iran can't. But whoop whoop away we go.

In May the repubs went on ENDLESSLY about it just being study. If they had only spent this much time studying global warming, we wouldn't be such a laughing stock.

They will get what they want if the Dems can't figure out a way for their voice to carry to the people. They're talking- you can see it on c-span. But they better figure out some flash or no one will know how much more dangerous our lives are about to become.

*Every* time we design a weapon, it is obtained by those who would use it to our detriment. Every time. Hell, we sell it to them!