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Home Front: Politix
Top Missile Defense Expert Supports START Treaty
2010-12-24
President Barack Obama came into office over two years ago with a negative perception of missile defense and intent on reducing missile defense. Halfway through his term and in the midst of the ratification process the he has made the strongest statements by any U.S. President ever in support of missile defense while maintaining close to a $10 billion a year budget for missile defense.
Of course, this guy is big on missile defense, and doesn't care much about missile offense. I'd rather have both.
Posted by:gorb

#4  Translation, Top Scientist= Democrat Party member. and WILL folow DEM party agenda, not "Science".
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-12-24 11:56  

#3  As far as I can tell, the objections to START were not over the strategic nuclear warhead reductions - the nominal topic of the treaty - but over language in the preamble that could be used to prevent missile defense work. I'm not real concerned about a nuclear war with Russia at the moment, but I AM concerned about being able to have a chance to stop that single missile from (directly or indirectly) Korea or Iran.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-12-24 09:48  

#2  Mr Ellison was persuaded by letters, promises and statements made by Prez Obama regarding missile defense.

Given the Obama's history of disregarding his own promises, etc., I think Ellison will be disappointed at some point in the future. In addition, the legal value of these letters, etc. is pretty close to zero. Once a treaty is ratified, it takes on a life of its own.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2010-12-24 08:39  

#1  Top = highly paid by the government?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2010-12-24 05:33  

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