Arms Race
These words are not those of President Obama, who recently signed a nuclear treaty with Russia, nor those of any anti-nuclear activist. In fact, it was Ronald Reagan who made not just one, but several statements throughout his presidency speaking of his hope to remove all nuclear weaponry from the world.
Would any of today's Republicans call Reagan, a "Republican hero" according to the Republican National Committee's website, weak on national security because he wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons? Probably not. Still, Republicans easily charge Obama with the same. Obama's nuclear plan includes the removal of one-third of all nuclear weapons in four years- far less sweeping than anything Reagan aspired to.
There are enough nuclear weapons in the world to destroy it many times over. They are unstable, dangerous, and easy for terrorist groups to steal if given an opportunity. In the event of a catastrophe, the unintentional detonation of nuclear weapons would be devastating.
Any weapon that can, literally, destroy the world is not one that any nation should have the responsibility to deal with, nor should it be a power given to any one nation. Not the United States, not Russia, not Iran or Pakistan or China. No country should have the ability to destroy the Earth. And if you take this power away from everyone, no one needs to use nuclear weapons as a defense.
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