The Next President will Have to Deal with an Increasingly Nuclear World

Posted on October 20, 2008
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From today’s Jerusalem Post:

China pledges to build 2 nuclear power plants for Pakistan

China has won new friends in Pakistan with its pledge to build two nuclear power plants in the energy-starved nation just weeks after rival India signed an atomic deal with the United States.

The nuclear agreement comes amid strains in Pakistan’s anti-terror alliance with Washington over rising militant violence that threatens to destabilize Afghanistan.

It was among a dozen economic cooperation accords signed during President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent visit to Beijing, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Saturday.

While Qureshi gave few details, enhanced cooperation with China will likely help offset Pakistan’s resentment of a recent deal allowing US businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to neighboring archrival India.

While America and post-Musharraf Pakistan are no longer having a love affair these days, the Chinese are taking advantage of the situation to further isolate the US from its former (albeit uncomfortable) ally. The question arises as to Pakistan’s use of the these reactors. There is no question that the reactors are necessary because Pakistan is woefully short on energy for its internal needs. The problem is that Pakistan has the necessary knowhow to build nuclear weapons, as evidenced by the infamous Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. Thus, it is entirely possible that one or both Chinese reactors may at some point start developing weaponry.

Since Pakistan is already on record as being very unhappy about the nuclear deal India has signed with the Americans, thus it is more than just possible they would – with China’s willing complicity – develop such weaponry (if it hasn’t already) before its larger neighbor gets the chance to… This, of course brings up the question as to how an American presidency would deal with the threat of yet another nuclear power in that part of the world. McCain and Palin would likely make it unequivocally obvious that further proliferation in the area would be utterly unacceptable. Obama would likely invite the Pakistanis for a unconditional talk… We have seen how much years of talking to Iran, years of threats, years of ever pushed forward deadlines have accomplished with Iran. Do you think Obama could get far through his “unconditional talks?” The world is getting increasingly dangerous, more and more nations are overtly and covertly getting on the nuclear bandwagon… Who do you think is the better bet to contain them?!?!? Certainly not Barack Hussein Obama!!! After all let’s not forget Senator Biden’s words about him, to the effect that the American Presidency is not a learn-as-you-go type of job. Let’s also not forget Senator Hillary Clinton’s pronouncements when enumerating the various candidates accomplishments. She said that Obama only has one inspiring speech to show for… I know, gentle reader, I fully agree that since then he’s made a few more inspiring speeches, but what has he done that qualifies him for President, for dealing with tough seasoned leaders from countries who regard us with suspicion if not outright hatred?!?!? What in his whole career shows us that he could be strong enough to defend this country which we are not quite sure he’s really proud of?!?!?

Chaim

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6 Responses to “The Next President will Have to Deal with an Increasingly Nuclear World”

mnotaro from California, United States on October 20th, 2008 6:59 pm

Beware if Obama and his inexperienced lefty illuminati views and policies get into the White House and he will be in charge of our nation. Beware Americans!
Gerald from Texas, United States on October 20th, 2008 8:39 pm

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Lump on a Blog » Blog Archive » Biden Admits Obama is Unprepared for International Crisis - Time for That Primetime Event from California, United States on October 20th, 2008 8:41 pm

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Tim from Illinois, United States on October 20th, 2008 9:31 pm

Um, perhaps you didn’t know this because Conservatives don’t seem to know very much about the world in general, but Pakistan already has nuclear weapons. They’ve had them for 10 years and they’ve tested them.

So I guess that means we should nuke them, right?
David R. from Colorado, United States on October 20th, 2008 10:23 pm

I’m with you in that I have doubts about Obama being the best to handle current or future enemies of our country. However,I do have to agree with the pseudo intellectual above in his snide remark that Pakistan is already a member of the nuclear club. Although their current nukes use highly enriched uranium in place of weapons grade plutonium (much lower yield)they already have a nuclear power plant capable of producing weapons grade plutonium operating in their country.

For a quick and easy review, please see:
http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datab21.asp
Big0 from New York, United States on October 20th, 2008 10:25 pm

Tim,

Listen, o learned professor! Pakistan actually started focusing on nuclear development in January of 72, under Zulqifar Ali Bhutto, Benazir’s father. In 1974 they formally established their Nuclear Weapons Development Program, right after neighboring India’s own unannounced nuclear weapon test. In 1998, as you said, Pakistan tested their own after India’s second nuclear test.

The fact that Pakistan or India have tested such weapons does not mean that they necessarily have been able to build any serious amount and stockpiled them, though I agree that even one, is one too many! Now, before you go – o learned professor – and utter your ridiculous So I guess that means we should nuke them, right? perhaps it would behoove you to read the following two paragraphs, by the same poster of this post.

In fact, I’ll quote them for you – o learned professor, perhaps you’ll learn something about what most conservatives think!

No rational being relishes the thought of war. I’ve been there, gentle reader… the sights are not for human eyes, the stench of death and blood is not for human noses, the killing and maiming of fellow soldiers break the hearts and wrench tears from the toughest of men, the horror spreading around the battleground is the fuel of nightmares and worse. Add to all that the fact that in any future war the cost to the civilian population will potentially be considerable higher than any in the past… War is not a first option to resolve a potential conflict, rather it must ALWAYS be a last resort! But… if the other side knows that it can and may get itself into an armed conflict, it becomes a powerful deterrent!

Every American president understood quite well the dangers as well the deterrent component of fighting another nation or nations! During the worst time of the Cold War what kept both Russia and the US from pushing the button was something referred to as “mutually assured destruction.” Certainly the political systems of our country and the Soviet Union were absolutely and diametrically opposed to each other and each one was the other’s bitterest enemy. But… that hatred never translated into armed conflict! Why? To put it simply each side was fully aware that even if it won the final battle, the victory would be a Pyrrhic one. The price would be so heavy it would not be much better than a defeat. Each side was heavily armed and each side made sure the other knew it and fully understood the consequences. As a result the Cold War stayed cold without ever seriously heating up, except occasionally in its rhetoric. At least there were no dead, no injured, on either side! Words may get very nasty, at times, but they do not kill and neither do they break bones.

Now -o learned professor – stop sponging in the koolaid and don’t generalize. You might even learn something from someone you actually may have disagreed with. OK genius?