Germany's foreign minister has called for the removal of Cold War legacy nuclear weapons being stored here, but some in Washington may have other plans. The US Department of Energy is requesting a budget of close to $2 billion to modernize the country's oldest models of nuclear weapons, including those being kept in Germany. In a move that could have an impact on the future of nuclear weapons stored in Germany and other parts of Europe, the United States Department of Energy has included requests in its latest budget proposal for funding to modernize parts of the country's aging nuclear arsenal -- a move that would seem to contradict the vision of a nuclear weapons-free world President Barack Obama announced last year. From 2011 to 2015, the agency wants to allocate close to $2 billion to push forward plans to modernize its arsenal of B-61 nuclear bombs. Some of these weapons are being kept in Europe, including some at storage facilities at the German air force base in Büchel. In total, the US Air Force still has around 150 strategic B-61 bombs in its active arsenal as well as around 400 non-strategic models and a reserve of around 200 further non-strategic bombs.
In a move that could have an impact on the future of nuclear weapons stored in Germany and other parts of Europe, the United States Department of Energy has included requests in its latest budget proposal for funding to modernize parts of the country's aging nuclear arsenal -- a move that would seem to contradict the vision of a nuclear weapons-free world President Barack Obama announced last year.
From 2011 to 2015, the agency wants to allocate close to $2 billion to push forward plans to modernize its arsenal of B-61 nuclear bombs. Some of these weapons are being kept in Europe, including some at storage facilities at the German air force base in Büchel. In total, the US Air Force still has around 150 strategic B-61 bombs in its active arsenal as well as around 400 non-strategic models and a reserve of around 200 further non-strategic bombs.
And the 'Bomb's Away!' boys within the USAF would be sucking hind teat, versus the missile carried weapons platforms, if they didn't have 'em.
And aircraft deployed nuclear weapons is the only operationally verified means of delivering the goddamn things.
And that was when there was a SAC. With the modern Fat Force, who would bet that they could find their way to the target?
"Russia, that's the one shaped like a boot, right?" "Schiller sprach zu Goethe, Steck in dem Arsch die Flöte! Goethe sagte zu Schiller, Mein Arsch ist kein Triller!"
Mind you, we have been struggling to put Finland on the map for ages. Only now we're thinking of taking it off again. People who can't find us are not people we really want to know.
A standard tactic against an invading army used to be revolving the signposts at road intersections. You can't be me, I'm taken
hahaha, haha, ha. That's even funnier than claims of Obama wanting to improve health care. At least in the case of health care he had some power on the table to play with.
you are the media you consume.
The Nobel Peace Prize has gone nuclear.
