Those attending to Russian politics this week will have noticed that among the stated reasons for Finance Minister Kudrin’s rebellion and dismissal was his stated unhappiness with high Russian military spending. It’s important, indeed, to keep an eye on Russia’s military buildup and on the increased emphasis the Putin regime has put on nuclear deterrence, as the East-West balance of conventional forces has shifted markedly in favor of the Atlantic Alliance. But the answer to those developments is not higher U.S. military spending or more spending on obsolete nuclear weapons.
Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl Kimball ably makes the case in a letter in this morning’s New York Times. I quote it here in full:
“The Pentagon Budget and the Deficit” (editorial, Sept. 27) is on target in calling on the Pentagon to ‘sharply prune the tens of billions it spends every year on building new versions of cold war weapons systems ill suited to America’s 21st-century military needs.’ This includes proposals for new nuclear subs and bombers that would cost upward of $100 billion over the coming decades.
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Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl Kimball ably makes the case in a letter in this morning’s New York Times. I quote it here in full:
“The Pentagon Budget and the Deficit” (editorial, Sept. 27) is on target in calling on the Pentagon to ‘sharply prune the tens of billions it spends every year on building new versions of cold war weapons systems ill suited to America’s 21st-century military needs.’ This includes proposals for new nuclear subs and bombers that would cost upward of $100 billion over the coming decades.
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