Living in a Glass House: Our Nuclear Weapons

Former Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia chairs the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a private group opposing nuclear proliferation. He spent 24 years in the United States Senate. Last week Nunn spoke to reporters at the National Press Club. He criticized Bush's plans to build a so-called bunker-buster bomb, a nuclear weapon designed to penetrate hardened, underground facilities where leaders, personnel or weapons could be hidden. He told the truth: We are NOT turning away from our nuclear weapons programs. We are putting more emphasis on nuclear weapons.

"It's awfully hard to ask countries around the globe to do a lot more to fight against the North Koreans or the Iranians getting nuclear weapons if we ourselves seem to be increasing our dependence on nuclear weapons."

Nunn hopes that this trend will be reversed in this administration. (Good luck!) The former senator also said that both the Europeans and the US have to do a lot more to listen to each other and coordinate their approach in regard to Iran.

Listen. He suggests the US needs to listen. It's not going to happen. Our president does not listen to anyone.

Nunn states the obvious, but I hope he is not holding his breath. Certainly, after 24 years in Washington, D.C., he is not holding his breath. He must know what the chances are of getting anywhere with Mr. Bush. At least he is speaking out and exposing the truth.

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