GREAT IDEA!!!! We have seen how "powerful" the Libyan Air Force is!!!
Do you know what you are talking about?? There are no Mod 6s anymore. Why bring that up?? And as for "attacking" the senior military leaders in the initial post, I was just pointing out that they were touting this treaty as being so GREAT for the US. Really?? Do we need a new treaty to reduce our weapons/warheads?? No. How 'bout the tactical nukes for the Ruskies?? Yep...they got PLENTY of them. Oops....that's right.....no limits in this all so important new treaty. Instead of worrying about a treaty that really does nothing for us, we need to be more concerned with maintaining what we have.
Afraid to modernize?? Hardly. That's what scares me the most. The MM III life expectancy is 2020 and what does Congress do?? Mandate that we sustain that weapon system until 2030!!!! Without serious life extenstion/modernization efforts, maintaining the MM III until 2030 could be in jeopardy. But wait....it gets better. What about AFTER 2030?? What are we going to replace the MM III with?? Hmmm....guess somebody will have to look into that, but for goodness sakes, why do it now?? How 'bout our bomber force?? Next Generation bomber is going NO WHERE. Thank goodness the B-52 is still a "new" bomber!!! We need to start doing something about these issues NOW and not keep kicking the "can down the road".
"Be careful above all things not to let go of the atomic weapon until you are sure, and more than sure, that other means of preserving peace are in your hands." -- Winston Churchill, 1952 address to US Congress
So true William. This treaty does VERY little for the US. Funny how no one mentions that this is the least intrusive nuclear treaty to date. And what is up with all this rhetoric saying that the New START treaty had the support of all the US senior military leaders?? Of course they supported it....they are no longer in military roles, they are in political positions and wouldn't dare go against when their Commander in Chief believes.
Nothing says MEDIOCRE is the new standard more than a senior leader advocating quantity over quality!!!! That sure sends a strong message to our adversaries and our own troops. "Folks, I now it's tough out there, and you busting your chops 24/7. I just wanted to say to keep up the satisfactory work you're doing. You should be proud of yourselves."
![[Avatar]](/images/avatar26.png){kind=avatar}
Production