Obama says time to rid world of nuclear weapons

[Ghost in the Machine]

Obama says time to rid world of nuclear weapons
Published: 7/16/08, 5:03 PM EDT
From Alexander Mooney CNN

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (CNN) - Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday said he wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons and pledged to fight emerging threats posed by biological and cyber-terrorism.
"It's time to send a clear message to the world: America seeks a world with no nuclear weapons," the White House hopeful said.

"As long as nuclear weapons exist, we'll retain a strong deterrent. But we'll make the goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons a central element in our nuclear policy."

The remarks, delivered at Purdue University in Indiana before a roundtable discussion with foreign policy experts, come as the senator from Illinois is preparing for a trip abroad. Obama also is seeking to gain traction on national security issues.

In a fact sheet distributed to reporters, Obama's campaign said he will work to eliminate all nuclear weapons, but will not commit the United States to giving them up while other states retain them.

Going after one of John McCain's signature issues, the war in Iraq, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said invading the country after the September 11, 2001, attacks has allowed other emerging threats to develop.
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[spanone]

1. a freakin' men

[elehhhhna]

2. k&r

[graywarrior]

3. Dayum!

He must be talking to Dennis!

[izquierdista]

4. What is "a strong deterrent"?

Most sane people would be deterred by half a dozen nukes. I guess that makes Dubya sane, because he hasn't attacked North Korea. So twice that, say a dozen nukes, is all that a country really NEEDS to have to make a point that they have a saber to rattle and something to back it up.

I hope he can back it up. Clinton was a HUGE disappointment when his DOE and DOD budgets were business as usual for the military industrial complex.

[maxblaster]

5. www.gunforall.com and small arms dealers nation wide worry.

As long as we still have them, I'm cool with it. What i really don't see clearly, yet, is his position on small arms possesion by civilians. www.gunforall.com is my biz, and i keep the lights on with the money generated by it. this guy can take all of that away at the flip of a switch. Talk about feeling independent, and secure? how can i, when at any time, all my work can be thrown out the window.