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Even Congressional opposition to the
far-fetched "missile defense program" collapsed.
Missile defense, like the "War on Terrorism," promises to protect
Americans from danger while actually creating a much more dangerous
world. If other countries think there is any chance the U.S. could block
their missiles, they will feel vulnerable to U.S. attack. China has
already promised to build more and better missiles which could overwhelm
the U.S. "missile shield." This will spur a nuclear arms race in Asia.
If China builds more nuclear missiles, then India will. If India does,
then Pakistan will. If Pakistan ... [87]
In 1972, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. signed the ABM Treaty to try to avoid
this kind of arms race. In order to pursue missile defense, the U.S.
unilaterally scrapped the treaty. But that didn't bother missile defense
proponents.
Hey, the world's changed. We can win an arms race with anyone!
In this spirit, while the Pentagon has reduced its arsenal of vulnerable
land-based missiles, it continues to spend billions to build more
submarine-based nuclear missiles. And Congress has rejected the nuclear
test ban treaty, which has been signed by 164 countries. [88]
The U.S. is keeping enough nuclear firepower to wipe out most of
humanity.
Just to be safe!
As potential nuclear targets in Russia have declined, the Pentagon has
been retargeting its missiles at "every reasonable adversary."
Which makes other countries feel like they better hurry up and get
nuclear weapons themselves. [89]
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