U.S., NATO Should Rethink New Nuke Policy (mods, not an editorial)

[kayell]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=655&e=19&u=/oneworld/4536698471065611734

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 7 (IPS) -- Important non-proliferation treaties are threatened by a renewed interest in nuclear weapons programs on the part of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO (news - web sites)), says a new report released Tuesday.


"NATO and Nuclear Disarmament," by the Washington-based Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, analyzes conflicts arising from NATO's treaty obligations and calls for NATO countries to encourage the United States to stop all efforts to promote new nuclear programs and to "denuclearize" NATO.


The report was released as NATO defense ministers prepare for a meeting in Colorado Springs, the city that is host to NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command.


Under article six of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), all NATO members, including the United States, agreed to undertake a process of nuclear disarmament. The NPT was originally designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and know-how from nuclear to non-nuclear powers, and was amended in 1996 to include Article VI.

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[Mikimouse]

1. Let's see what the counter-argument might be

9/11;9/11;9/11;9/11!Sadaam;Sadaam;Sadaam;Sadaam;Sadaam!So, you see the necessity for the U.S. and it's NATO allies to be armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons, because one never knows when those dastardly, rock throwing terrorist civilians will start something again. (sarcasm off)