His statements were not about Iran, he stated the USA, Russia and China are engaged in a new nuclear arms race and one that is very dangerous with very short awareness of a hair trigger response. He is exceptionally worried and we need to pay attention. He stated there needs to be refocus on non-proliferation.
Evidently, the W80 nuclear warhead is a designed to be deployed on cruise missiles. That technology and stealth technology can bring a nuclear missile to the USA shores before it can be detected by radar.
The United States plans to spend at least $355 billion to maintain and rebuild its nuclear arsenal over the next decade, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Over the next 30 years, the bill could add up to $1 trillion, according to another independent estimate....
Rep. Geramendi states we are headed down the rat hole.
He stated there is nuclear capacity repeated four times in different technology.
Stealth jets, cruise missiles, navy submarines and the silos in the Midwest. He made an analogy to the years of "Duck and Cover" when he spoke. He states the arms race is unnecessary and Russia and China are attempting to match us. "Do we cause this? We are certainly a part of it. Where is the money for education? We are pushing the spending of over a trillion dollars and it is unnecessary." He questions about the spending as opposed to clean up facilities.
Congressional Research Service
Summary
A
“pit” is the plutonium core of a nuclear weapon. Until 1989, the Rocky
Flats Plant (CO) mass-produced pits. Since then, the United States has
made at most 11 pits per year (ppy). U.S. policyis to maintain existing
nuclear weapons. To do this, the Department of Defense states that it
needs the Department of Energy (DOE), which maintains U.S. nuclear
weapons, to produce 50-80 ppy by 2030. While some argue that few if any
new pits are needed, at least for decades, this report focuses on
options to reach 80 ppy....
It is about individual Congresspersons and their coveted spending. There are 'jobs' mentioned with much of this spending. It needs to be reviewed by the United Nations for violations in the Non-Proliferation Agreement of which the USA is a member. It is very possible the US spending is way out of line by the US House. Mr. Geramendi is opposed to the level of the danger of the new technologies being entertained by the USA. There is escalation of the nuclear interests of the USA while they completely neglect the conventional needs of the military and domestic programs for the poor and children of the USA.
April 8, 2015
By Kris Osborn
National Harbor, Md. — Engineers with the U.S. Navy (click here) have finished drawing up specs for a future class of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, officials said.
The technical details, known as ship specification documents, will set the stage for engineering work and eventually construction of ships in the so-called Ohio Replacement Program being developed by General Dynamics Corp.’s Electric Boat unit.
Consisting of three volumes, each with hundreds of pages, the documents detail the configuration, design and technical requirements for the next-generation boat, the first of which is slated to begin construction in 2021 and enter the fleet in 2031, Navy and company officials said....
The United Nations might ask members of the USA Congress to speak to the General Assembly and explain why the USA is increasing the danger in the world rather than at least limiting it or reducing it.
MOX fuel (click here) was first used in a thermal reactor in 1963, but did not come into commercial use until the 1980s. So far about 2000 tonnes of MOX fuel has been fabricated and loaded into power reactors. In 2006 about 180 tonnes of MOX fuel was loaded into over 30 reactors (mostly PWR) in Europe....
A MOX fuel facility was also discussed on the US House floor. 2016 is a Presidential election year. The discussion the United Nations can add to the global dialogue regarding the Non-Proliferation Treaty can be vital. If this runaway train of the USA can be brought to a halt, the elections can serve as a very good platform for a different role for the USA.
The USA should not be seeking to violate the Non-Proliferation Treaty for the sake of jobs. The spending for these programs are out of control, each project adding danger to the balance of power in the world. We all know the more monies spent on the military is less money to be spent on domestic programs. Neither Russia or China should be sacrificing their domestic economy for the sake of returning to the Cold War and nuclear prolifeation.
The UN is not the place to divulge secrets, but, in this day and age with one country hacking into another country's computers the sincere secrets are in question. Let's say both Russia and China have the knowledge of the USA's plans for expanding it's nuclear weapons program. If all three permanent members are constructing these weapons beyond imagination to the precipice of danger; it is grossly negligent to ignore the danger and allow it to grow.
If Rep. Geramundi is correct, the 'brink of nuclear war' is brought down to minutes and far too late to respond adequately to prevent any escalation to destroying human life globally.
The USA is out of control in their military budget for the sake of jobs, especially where it spends on nuclear weapon technology. The USA conventional military is grossly out of repair and need new ships at the very least. When is the world going to not just ask 'pretty please' to stop the nuclear danger to life on Earth?
Russia and China are emerging economies, this is no time for them to be entering into a Cold War with the USA simply because some Congressperson needs jobs in their district. This is insane.
April 8, 2015
By Kris Osborn
National Harbor, Md. — Engineers with the U.S. Navy (click here) have finished drawing up specs for a future class of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, officials said.
The technical details, known as ship specification documents, will set the stage for engineering work and eventually construction of ships in the so-called Ohio Replacement Program being developed by General Dynamics Corp.’s Electric Boat unit.
Consisting of three volumes, each with hundreds of pages, the documents detail the configuration, design and technical requirements for the next-generation boat, the first of which is slated to begin construction in 2021 and enter the fleet in 2031, Navy and company officials said....
The United Nations might ask members of the USA Congress to speak to the General Assembly and explain why the USA is increasing the danger in the world rather than at least limiting it or reducing it.
MOX fuel (click here) was first used in a thermal reactor in 1963, but did not come into commercial use until the 1980s. So far about 2000 tonnes of MOX fuel has been fabricated and loaded into power reactors. In 2006 about 180 tonnes of MOX fuel was loaded into over 30 reactors (mostly PWR) in Europe....
A MOX fuel facility was also discussed on the US House floor. 2016 is a Presidential election year. The discussion the United Nations can add to the global dialogue regarding the Non-Proliferation Treaty can be vital. If this runaway train of the USA can be brought to a halt, the elections can serve as a very good platform for a different role for the USA.
The USA should not be seeking to violate the Non-Proliferation Treaty for the sake of jobs. The spending for these programs are out of control, each project adding danger to the balance of power in the world. We all know the more monies spent on the military is less money to be spent on domestic programs. Neither Russia or China should be sacrificing their domestic economy for the sake of returning to the Cold War and nuclear prolifeation.
The UN is not the place to divulge secrets, but, in this day and age with one country hacking into another country's computers the sincere secrets are in question. Let's say both Russia and China have the knowledge of the USA's plans for expanding it's nuclear weapons program. If all three permanent members are constructing these weapons beyond imagination to the precipice of danger; it is grossly negligent to ignore the danger and allow it to grow.
If Rep. Geramundi is correct, the 'brink of nuclear war' is brought down to minutes and far too late to respond adequately to prevent any escalation to destroying human life globally.
The USA is out of control in their military budget for the sake of jobs, especially where it spends on nuclear weapon technology. The USA conventional military is grossly out of repair and need new ships at the very least. When is the world going to not just ask 'pretty please' to stop the nuclear danger to life on Earth?
Russia and China are emerging economies, this is no time for them to be entering into a Cold War with the USA simply because some Congressperson needs jobs in their district. This is insane.
