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| All bets are off if US under biological attack, warns Hillary Clinton |
| 2010-04-11 |
| US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton says the US cannot rule out using nuclear weapons if it came under biological attack, saying in that case "all bets are off". "If we can prove that a biological attack originated in a country that attacked us, then all bets are off," Isn't that a tautology? Ms Clinton said in an interview with CBS's Face the Nation. Ms Clinton was referring to a new US nuclear policy unveiled last week that restricted the use of atomic weapons against non-nuclear states that comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Both Ms Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates said in joint television interviews that Iran and North Korea represent exceptions to the limits on a US nuclear response, as both have defied UN resolutions on their atomic programs. "We leave ourselves a lot of room for contingencies," she said. Asked why Iran and North Korea are considered exceptions, Mr Gates said: "Well, because they're not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. So for them all bets are off. All the options are on table." Ms Clinton and Mr Gates said a new arms control deal with Russia and the revised nuclear policy will bolster President Barack Obama's diplomatic efforts to isolate Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 WHILST RUSSIA GETS TO SEND ALL OF ITS NUKES IN THE SINGULAR DIRECTION OF THE USA ONLY. That's a frightening thought, JosephM. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-04-11 20:09 |
| #4 The fear in the USDOD will be the Bammer or post-Bammer USA wasting or scattering the remnants of its much-reduced nuclear arsenal in LIMITED NUKE STRIKES AGZ TERROR-SUPPOR/SPONSORING THIRD WORLD STATES, WHILST RUSSIA GETS TO SEND ALL OF ITS NUKES IN THE SINGULAR DIRECTION OF THE USA ONLY. Lest we fergit, 1980's GORBACHEVISM > GLASNOST + PERESTROIKA = making the World safe for COMMUNIST + CONVENTIONAL ARMIES [SSSHHHHHHH includ TERROR]??? Remember, COLD WAR USSR = POST-SOVIET RUSSIA > US-USSR = US-RUSS "PARITY" = SOV/RUSS GETS TO KEEP A LARGER NUMBER OF NUKE WEAPS THAN THE USA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-04-11 19:58 |
| #3 It's always overlooked that if there is ever a WMD attack on the US, it will probably be on a high profile blue voting area, and the only response from an administration like the current one will be "you have to spot us 12 million votes in the next election..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-04-11 19:14 |
| #2 I'm more worried that they are so fearful of appearing paralyzed that they do something. Think Kaiser Willi II. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-04-11 18:09 |
| #1 The administration will be so paralyzed after an attack that nothing will happen, especially after appointing a Blue Ribbon™ commission. Ivestigation, study, (book deals), hearings, word processing, etc. Lack of leadership will hurt. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-04-11 16:26 |