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How About a Megatons To Megawatts Program For US Nuclear Weapons?
Lasrick writes "Dawn Stover looks at the incredibly successful Megatons to Megawatts program, which turned dismantled Russian nuclear warheads into lower-grade uranium fuel that can be used to produce electricity. The 1993 agreement between the U.S. and Russia not only eliminated 500 tons of weapons-grade uranium, but generated nearly 10% of U.S. electricity consumption. The Megatons to Megawatts program ended in December, but Stover points out that the U.S. has plenty of surplus nuclear weapons that could keep the program going, without the added risk of shipping it over such huge distances. A domestic Megatons to Megawatts, if you will. This would be very cost effective and have the added benefit of keeping USEC, the only American company in the uranium enrichment field, in business."
No. We should maintain our advantage over other nations. Especially China. After all China is probably building up a giant stockpile of nukes right now as we speak!!
There is no CND/peace/disarmament/Megatons-To-Megawatts movement on China, There is only propaganda and hatred for the US. So I say the US should build more nukes and point them at China, keep the Chinese at bay. IF we get rid of out nukes the Chinese will see us as weak and eventually start claiming US pacific outlying territories as its own as part of its new aggressive/assertive bully persona.