Labs Compete to Build New Nuclear Bomb

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that two labs are currently competing to design the first new nuclear bomb in twenty years. The new bomb was approved as a part of the 2006 defense spending bill. From the article: 'Proponents of the project say the U.S. would lose its so-called "strategic deterrent" unless it replaces its aging arsenal of about 6,000 bombs, which will become potentially unreliable within 15 years. A new, more reliable weapon, they say, would help the nation reduce its stockpile.'"

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Re:Remember Iran:

[c6gunner]

"The Arab world (and indeed most of the third world including Africa, Indochina and South America) hate the Western powers not because they are democratic, but because they are exploitative fascists."

I know you'll probably call this a logical fallacy, but it's a good example of just how wrong that line of thought is:

You'll recall that the Germans didn't claim to hate Jews because they were "so damn free". Rather, they hated them for being "explotative fascists" who "controlled everything".

Considering your closing line, I'm quite aware that my comment will fall on deaf ears, but I'm hoping someone else may get a useful perspective from it.