Comments on: Senate’s Billion-Dollar Nuclear Weapons Provision Should Be Cut From Recovery Plan http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Catseye http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-37146 Catseye Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:55:20 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/#comment-37146 Funding affordable birth control would be a far safer way to reduce surplus population. Funding affordable birth control would be a far safer way to reduce surplus population.

]]> By: Cindy http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-37020 Cindy Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:50:09 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/#comment-37020 I certainly agree that the $1 billion buried in the stimulus package should be stripped as it has no reason for being there except to pay homage to weapons manufacturers who lobby the GOP constantly for more expenditures. Besides, nuclear proliferation is not only not needed to blow us all away, it is expressly prohibited by treaties we have signed with numerous countries and its prohibition signals others of our commitment by example to reject nuclear options for military use. I certainly agree that the $1 billion buried in the stimulus package should be stripped as it has no reason for being there except to pay homage to weapons manufacturers who lobby the GOP constantly for more expenditures. Besides, nuclear proliferation is not only not needed to blow us all away, it is expressly prohibited by treaties we have signed with numerous countries and its prohibition signals others of our commitment by example to reject nuclear options for military use.

]]> By: cmholm http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-36044 cmholm Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:27:30 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/10/nuclear-weapons-billion/#comment-36044 That $1 billion should be spend elsewhere, I agree. I used to live 25 miles from the Titan silo shown in the photo, and not more than a couple of miles from some of the other decommissioned sites surrounding Tucson. The underground command shelters provided some interesting options for the new landowners. That $1 billion should be spend elsewhere, I agree.

I used to live 25 miles from the Titan silo shown in the photo, and not more than a couple of miles from some of the other decommissioned sites surrounding Tucson. The underground command shelters provided some interesting options for the new landowners.

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