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| Sunday, May 25, 2003 |
Bush goes nuclear. Jews follow suit: The inclusion of a provision in the 2004 Defense Authorization bill that would repeal a decade-old ban on developing low-yield nuclear weapons has gotten Democrats verklempt. They complain the attempt to re-ignite nuclear weapons development will only spark new arms races and hamstring efforts to contain nuclear proliferation in places like North Korea and the Indian subcontinent. The White House is supporting development of the new nukes as "a better deterrent to potential foes than the more powerful warheads already in the U.S. arsenal." Yes, a White House official actually said that.
The usual suspects fell in line to oppose the measure, but now the Religious Action Center, Reform Judaism's political arm, has joined the fight against the legislation. Calling for some community education and grassroots lobbying, the group has issued a special report that gives background and even tells you what Judaism says about nukes.
We've known for years the Pentagon is full of oxymorons, but who knew that developing nuclear weapons designed to be used in conventional warfare would piss people off?
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