WE ARE NOT THEM

UN nuclear chief slams US for double standards (Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2003)

The head of the UN nuclear agency accused the United States in a German magazine interview of effectively breaking a ban on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction through its research into so-called "mini-nukes."

Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the German weekly Stern, in its upcoming Thursday edition, that double standards were being used.

"Double standards are being used here. The US government insists that other countries do not possess nuclear weapons.

"On the other hand they are perfecting their own arsenal. I do not think that corresponds with the treaty they signed."

Of course there's a double standard. We can be trusted to use nuclear weapons for decent purposes; in fact we've been guilty of not using them as often as we should have. Other nations aren't trustworthy and we should be prepared to use our nuclear arsenal to stop them from developing their own. The wages of proliferation should be preemption. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 28, 2003 12:46 PM