Peter Kuznick
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They could hit the base in Poland, wherever they want.
They are so much more advanced. In fact, Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his speech in Prague- For existing, yeah. In 2009, calling for nuclear abolition, he's the one who put into process the policy of modernizing America's nuclear arsenal. It was a trade-off with the Senator Kyle from Arizona in order to get them to support the New START Treaty.
They are so much more advanced. In fact, Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his speech in Prague- For existing, yeah. In 2009, calling for nuclear abolition, he's the one who put into process the policy of modernizing America's nuclear arsenal. It was a trade-off with the Senator Kyle from Arizona in order to get them to support the New START Treaty.
They are so much more advanced. In fact, Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his speech in Prague- For existing, yeah. In 2009, calling for nuclear abolition, he's the one who put into process the policy of modernizing America's nuclear arsenal. It was a trade-off with the Senator Kyle from Arizona in order to get them to support the New START Treaty.
And so what is modernizing the delivery systems and the weapons mean? Making them more efficient and more lethal. And then Trump doubled down on that in his nuclear posture review in 2018. And so Obama said, we're going to spend a trillion dollars over 30 years to modernize. Now it's closer to 2 trillion and we're doing it. But not only is the United States modernizing,
And so what is modernizing the delivery systems and the weapons mean? Making them more efficient and more lethal. And then Trump doubled down on that in his nuclear posture review in 2018. And so Obama said, we're going to spend a trillion dollars over 30 years to modernize. Now it's closer to 2 trillion and we're doing it. But not only is the United States modernizing,
And so what is modernizing the delivery systems and the weapons mean? Making them more efficient and more lethal. And then Trump doubled down on that in his nuclear posture review in 2018. And so Obama said, we're going to spend a trillion dollars over 30 years to modernize. Now it's closer to 2 trillion and we're doing it. But not only is the United States modernizing,
All nine nuclear powers are modernizing their arsenals. And for the first time, you know, at the peak of the Cold War, in 1986, we had about 70,000 nuclear weapons in the world. We got it down to now 12,000, but for the first time, we're increasing the arsenals. You know, we've been trying to get rid of these hellish weapons since they were first started. And initially...
All nine nuclear powers are modernizing their arsenals. And for the first time, you know, at the peak of the Cold War, in 1986, we had about 70,000 nuclear weapons in the world. We got it down to now 12,000, but for the first time, we're increasing the arsenals. You know, we've been trying to get rid of these hellish weapons since they were first started. And initially...
All nine nuclear powers are modernizing their arsenals. And for the first time, you know, at the peak of the Cold War, in 1986, we had about 70,000 nuclear weapons in the world. We got it down to now 12,000, but for the first time, we're increasing the arsenals. You know, we've been trying to get rid of these hellish weapons since they were first started. And initially...
Even Eisenhower supported giving them to the UN and letting the UN destroy them. And Eisenhower also was the only president who's openly critical of the US dropping the atomic bombs in 1945. What did he say?
Even Eisenhower supported giving them to the UN and letting the UN destroy them. And Eisenhower also was the only president who's openly critical of the US dropping the atomic bombs in 1945. What did he say?
Even Eisenhower supported giving them to the UN and letting the UN destroy them. And Eisenhower also was the only president who's openly critical of the US dropping the atomic bombs in 1945. What did he say?
He said, when Stimson briefed him at Potsdam that the United States was about to use the atomic bomb, Eisenhower wrote on a couple of occasions, he said, I got more and more depressed just listening to him, but I didn't volunteer anything because my war in Europe was over. Then he asked me what I thought. And I told them I was against it for two reasons.
He said, when Stimson briefed him at Potsdam that the United States was about to use the atomic bomb, Eisenhower wrote on a couple of occasions, he said, I got more and more depressed just listening to him, but I didn't volunteer anything because my war in Europe was over. Then he asked me what I thought. And I told them I was against it for two reasons.
He said, when Stimson briefed him at Potsdam that the United States was about to use the atomic bomb, Eisenhower wrote on a couple of occasions, he said, I got more and more depressed just listening to him, but I didn't volunteer anything because my war in Europe was over. Then he asked me what I thought. And I told them I was against it for two reasons.
Number one, the Japanese were already defeated and trying to surrender and we didn't need to use it. And number two, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon. The U.S. had eight five-star admirals and generals in 1945. Seven of the eight are officially on the record saying the atomic bombs were either militarily unnecessary, morally reprehensible, or both.
Number one, the Japanese were already defeated and trying to surrender and we didn't need to use it. And number two, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon. The U.S. had eight five-star admirals and generals in 1945. Seven of the eight are officially on the record saying the atomic bombs were either militarily unnecessary, morally reprehensible, or both.
Number one, the Japanese were already defeated and trying to surrender and we didn't need to use it. And number two, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon. The U.S. had eight five-star admirals and generals in 1945. Seven of the eight are officially on the record saying the atomic bombs were either militarily unnecessary, morally reprehensible, or both.
And the eighth was Marshall, who said that the Soviet invasion alone would likely leverage the Japanese into surrender by itself. So they all knew that the atomic bombs were necessary. Truman knew it as well as anybody. When he had lunch with Stalin at Potsdam on July 17th, he goes back and writes in his journal, said Stalin will be in the Jap War by August 15th. Finny Japs when that occurs.