Word: weaponize
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...entail." Matthew D. Hindman Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Every country knows it would be bombed back to the Stone Age if it attacked the U.S. We're supposed to be frightened out of our wits about the threat from Iran, which is still several years away from producing a nuclear weapon? In George Orwell's novel 1984, the state was in a perpetual war with a constantly changing enemy. Does that sound familiar? Arlen Grossman Monterey, California, U.S. The ostensible reason for the current hysteria is that Iran might make a nuclear weapon, but the timing seems convenient. The saber rattling...
...announcing that it has tested a nuclear device, North Korea has ushered in a new age of global proliferation. One of the world's most closed societies and its megalomoniacal ruler now possess the ultimate weapon. Before long Kim Jong Il will be able to load nuclear warheads onto his long-range missiles and take aim at Los Angeles. Or he could outsource the job to al-Qaeda. A nuclear arms race in North Asia is inevitable. Overnight, the world has become a much scarier place...
...North Korea's announcement of the successful underground detonation of a nuclear weapon has called Washington's bluff. President Bush had long warned that the U.S. will not "tolerate" a nuclear-armed North Korea, and just last week his chief negotiator with the hermit regime, Christopher Hill, warned that Pyongyang would have to choose between having nuclear weapons and having a future. Monday morning's announced test suggests that Kim Jong-il has decided to test Washington's "or else...
...Shortly before the nuclear test, CNN had reported that North Korea had indicated to China that it might be prepared to hold off on testing a weapon if the U.S. agreed to direct talks. Presumably, Pyongyang will continue to pursue that diplomatic goal, hoping that the crisis it has created by testing a nuclear weapon will bring pressure on the U.S. to abandon its own refusal to deal directly with North Korea. Until now, China and South Korea, in particular, have urged the United States to engage in such a dialogue. It remains to be seen whether the nuke test...
...ostensible reason for the current hysteria is that Iran might make a nuclear weapon, but the timing seems convenient. The saber rattling comes as Republicans find themselves hard-pressed to explain why they shouldn't be thrown out of office. Maybe the Bush Administration can save the day for Republicans by selling Americans another war. But who will save the day for the American and Iranian people, who would have to pay for Bush's folly...