U.S. readies new nukes.
By on Jan 6th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
U.S. readies new nukes.
“The Bush administration is expected to announce next week a major step forward in the building of the country’s first new nuclear warhead in nearly two decades,” the New York Times reports. “It will propose combining elements of competing designs from two weapons laboratories in an approach that some experts argue is untested and risky.” The overall bill is “estimated at more than $100 billion.”
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Provocation….
January 6th, 2007 at 8:20 pmWe are asking for it……
January 6th, 2007 at 8:23 pmU.S. readies new nukes…
“The Bush administration is expected to announce next week a major step forward in the building of the country’s first new nuclear warhead in nearly two decades,†the New York Times reports….
January 6th, 2007 at 8:52 pmWill China continue to loan us the money for such an effort?
The last time I checked, the cookie jar was looking pretty empty.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:02 pm100 MILLION
NOT 100 BILLION
for 100 billion we could build 500 FA-22 Raptor fight jets
Does that sound right?
a few nukes that cost as much as an entire Air Force?
no, it doesnt.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:06 pmI have a request of the site admin.
Is it possible to set up the comments system so that it blocks posts that are made entirely in all caps?
I’ve seen this feature implemented on several message forums.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:07 pm100 MILLION
NOT 100 BILLION
for 100 billion we could build 500 FA-22 Raptor fight jets
Does that sound right?
a few nukes that cost as much as an entire Air Force?
no, it doesnt.
Comment by goeduck — January 6, 200
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Uh, yeah, it does sound right to me. Get real dude!
I hardly think that there is a single military contractor out there, that would even bother to get out of bed for less than 100 mil.
LOL!
From the NY Times…
http://tinyurl.com/ygfcua
January 6th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Does that sound right?
a few nukes that cost as much as an entire Air Force?
no, it doesnt.
Comment by goeduck
For an entire program? R&D will suck up money, and the inevitable cost-plus, no-bid, programs could easily put it in that range. We’re spending $2 billion a week in Iraq. $100 billion equals fifty weeks of deployment. What are you carping about?
January 6th, 2007 at 9:15 pmI don’t want either party to win in 2008.
I want the “people” to win.
We seriously need to start over from scratch.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:15 pmand my post was yanked?
January 6th, 2007 at 9:19 pmi noticed that too, vance… it was there when i left, gone when i came back and refreshed the page… was #4… innocuos, if i remember…
January 6th, 2007 at 9:29 pmhuh…
This is good news? It’s thumbing our nose to the rest of the world, but this is typical of Bush’s unilateral approach to domestic and foreign affairs. He has lost the Iraq conflict because he was more worried about his supporters profiteering than providing jobs for the Iraqis. A British officer was forced to retire because he refused to work side by side with our military. He claimed our people were creating more problems through their disdain for the Iraqis. This is understandable since the Commander-in-Chief’s arrogance and lack of respect for dissenting views must invariably effect his subordinates.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:30 pm#13 yes katy……rather odd indeed. You dont think ‘chick fil a’ is admin do you? That would be an interesting notion…
January 6th, 2007 at 9:41 pmThat’s it boys, we really need to build more nukes. It’s not like we don’t already have enough to destroy the world seven to ten times if we wanted to. At a time when most of the American people are uneasy about our economic future, we shouldn’t be focused on building more nukes. That would be like building more mouse traps or trying to turn sea water into salt water. These things already exist and don’t need improving.
This moron is trying his best to prove Hillary Clinton right when she said he would go down as the worst President in history. He’s doing a fine job of it so far and he continues down that road to failure as a President. And Jimmy Carter thought that he would go down as the worst since Herbert Hoover. Well my friends it appears that the current leader is about to surpass both men.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:50 pmno, vance, that idea never occurred to me… seriously doubt it…
i think TP better check the voting record of their IT guy… sometimes i think the site is bugged and hacked internally…
January 6th, 2007 at 9:50 pmbut i’m not real smart about such things…
There is a very definite answer to all these stupid ass proposals. Just impeach the ignorant repulsive bastard and get on with our lives. We should treat him exactly as he treated Sadam. There is very little difference between the two. Sdam was a dictator and Duhbya is just a dick without the tater. It is illegal to propose ill to our “President” so maybe we could hold a contest to see if he can last longer than Sadam. If DUHbya wins he can come back and be on Big Brother Revisited.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:52 pmNor am I, hence the last post. Thanks for the backup.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:53 pmDidnt Reagan get rid of nukes?
January 6th, 2007 at 10:10 pmlots of things reagan got rid of, but failed to take care of that REAL problem…
January 6th, 2007 at 10:19 pm“It will propose combining elements of competing designs from two weapons laboratories in an approach that some experts argue is untested and risky.†The overall bill is “estimated at more than $100 billion.â€
When is it they want the money? Right away? They want every penny they can get their hands on and will create whatever they have to to get it. Bush and his cabal just can’t believe Congress would deny them their dream of World Domination.
Cut out those fundings, Congress! Think about this: Where did Israel get their $$$$$$$$$$$ to build nukes to threaten anyone! What is a “false flag” attack?
January 6th, 2007 at 10:20 pmwow… i have tried to post a comment many times now… can’t figure out why it won’t go…
January 6th, 2007 at 10:34 pmthis is a test…
yikes! … the spell is broken… maybe… we shall see…
January 6th, 2007 at 10:35 pm#16 TDU
I take exception to your timeframe. DUHbya passed Hoobert Hever and Jimmy C. several years ago. There is no doubt about the fact that King George the Dumb is the worst. My problem is that I cannot reconcile him as president of this fine Country. It just doesn’t compute! For over 70 years I have respected and honored this Country. Over 40 of which was in direct service to our fine Military. I am ashamed that my efforts have been wasted by the greatest fraud ever perpetrated upon the citizens and voters of our America.
January 6th, 2007 at 10:45 pmWhat’s another billion in debt anyway? Bush promises that his budget will have the country debt free by 2012, so he’s surely already factored in this small cost. As he has the dollars he’s prepared to go before Congress to get for his war in Iraq. And as The Decider and the Make My Own Presidential Powers person in charge, we must trust him. He’s been so honest thus far.
And the MSM will blame the Democratic Party for not getting along when the hue and cry is raised for the fox hunt required to find those floating around dollars ready to be plucked from the poor.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:15 pmWell, it seems I’m behind the wall tonight. Can’t get in, puzzled a bit by the chat – who is our Prosecutor/Judge? Anyone ever heard of him before? Should I do a Wiki?
My last post didn’t – post that is. Hmmm?
January 6th, 2007 at 11:24 pmHey! First one posted! Clyde, I have wondered for some time if George W. Bush only holds the title to President of the United States. He’s either a president directed by committee of best friends whom he’s now dumping in fear of the new Congress OR Cheney is our president.
I am not a member of any conspiracy group, don’t even like those kinds of theories as a way to complicate what we (I) already don’t completely understand. Too easy to be a conspiratist.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:29 pmMarchDancer,
Karl Rove is our president.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:31 pmZooey, you think so? He is more behind the scenes that the public monster as seen by MSM, isn’t he? And his approval rating is about 9% or something like that – Cheney’s I mean. Am I being led to think it’s Cheney you think?
January 6th, 2007 at 11:36 pmzooey – did you see all those posts of mine about vance’s deleted comment and my weird imac?…
January 6th, 2007 at 11:36 pmAm I being led to think it’s Cheney you think?
Comment by MarchDancer
I’m sure Cheney has a lot of power in the White House, but it’s Karl Rove who pulls every string, every moment, every day. Karl doesn’t give a shit about approval ratings.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:40 pmI’ve got some good news and some bad news for you.
The good (?) news is that our military/industrial complex spares no effort or money in adding new weapons to our arsenal (it’s our money, of course).
The really bad news is that this moron has his itchy little finger on the button –> http://thumbsnap.com/v/6YvXAPG0.jpg
January 6th, 2007 at 11:42 pmzooey – did you see all those posts of mine about vance’s deleted comment and my weird imac?…
Comment by katy
I see a few comments, but I think missing the thing about your imac. It seems the only ones not getting deleted are the moron trolls.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:49 pmTom = Scary enough thought without the photo! I’m on the edge of my seat all the time – what WILL they do next?
January 6th, 2007 at 11:50 pmI don’t see either one – the imac or the ones of Vance’s until he asks you Katy what happened to #4
January 6th, 2007 at 11:51 pmjust checking, thanks…
January 6th, 2007 at 11:57 pmas i stated @ 10:34, i’d been trying to post a comment, several times, then all at once they were all there – hence the “yikes!” comment…
then, just now when i refreshed the page, they were gone…
very strange… how they show up and disappear…
#33 – Tom
That picture gave me my first laugh tonight, and the creeps, all at the same time.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:57 pmThat picture gave me my first laugh tonight
Comment by Zooey — January 6, 2007 @ 11:57 pm
check this one out #163 – L O L funny… then see 172…
January 7th, 2007 at 12:06 amhttp://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/06/cavuto-frank/#comment-1399150
then, just now when i refreshed the page, they were gone…
very strange… how they show up and disappear…
Comment by katy
So you, a known commenter here, put up several comments in a row and get deleted — but the holmert moron puts up several epic rantings and they stay up forever.
That’s stupid.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:09 amkaty,
Those are priceless! Thanks.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:10 am#40 – Katy LOL LOL Does this guy have this, line by line, ready to go with just a click every night? Or is it more often than that? What a nut! And to think I wasted all that time reading his post tonight. I could’ve been eating potato chips or, or, or…or anything else.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:12 amSomething odd with posting this eve for some and not for others. Hope someone doesnt try and post the cure for republicanism and fails like Katy and I did earlier….smiles for all.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:12 amThanks, All, other that The Waster of My VIP Snack Time *g*
January 7th, 2007 at 12:16 amI could’ve been eating potato chips or, or, or…or anything else.
Comment by MarchDancer
Or getting your everything peirced. Or going to the swing-shift dentist. Or getting in a bar fight with a guy twice your size…..
January 7th, 2007 at 12:16 amFrank Rich talks about James Brown, football and the “Timely Death of Gerald Ford.” Typically wicked, it is, and perhaps moreso.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:19 ammarch dancer – you’re welcome… if you refer to the hal-troll, seems it’s quite proficient with the copy-n-paste routine… very annoying…
but easy to spot and scroll on by…
so zooey, that wasn’t a z-zinger? … sounded so like your work!
January 7th, 2007 at 12:29 amvance! – i found your original comment, posted it, but it kept getting deleted, when it posted at all… very strange goings on tonight…
January 7th, 2007 at 12:31 amAh yeah! only we can build and own nuclear Busters.What are we going to do with it ?
January 7th, 2007 at 12:31 amso zooey, that wasn’t a z-zinger? … sounded so like your work!
Comment by katy
I wish I could take credit for that one, but no, it was not one of mine. I post my best work over my own name — or Yenta, but everyone knows that’s me anyway. :)
January 7th, 2007 at 12:38 amaack! did you see them? maybe it’s just my computer, but just now i refreshed and all those comments (22-29) showed up… gone again…
yes, zooey – i’m used to seeing your signature…
January 7th, 2007 at 12:49 ambut the joke WAS the name, so… i just thought…
BEST WORK ?
I AM STILL WAITING
Comment by halbert holmert
Hey, holmert, your lawyers called. You’re fired. They heard you’re a faker.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:53 amAnd we need these for…what, exactly?
January 7th, 2007 at 12:53 amyes, zooey – i’m used to seeing your signature…
but the joke WAS the name, so… i just thought…
Comment by katy
Oh, I see. :}
January 7th, 2007 at 12:54 amAnd we need these for…what, exactly?
Comment by Publicus — January 7, 2007 @ 12:53 am
the “new nukes”? or the rumors of nukes?
January 7th, 2007 at 1:36 amfor the purpose of keeping the populace fearful and obedient…
just a guess…
for the purpose of keeping the populace fearful and obedient…
just a guess…
Comment by katy
You’re probably right on with that one, katy.
I’m outta here for the night. Did I cause enough damage? I did work out some frustrations. :)
January 7th, 2007 at 1:49 amyou done good, zooey… i was impressed…
left you (all) a note on that other thread… red meat for hal… oh well…
it’s way past my bedtime…
January 7th, 2007 at 1:54 amg’nite.
What an utterly sad bunch of pathetic losers we have “running” the world. All round. Uninspired, intellectual midgets lacking compassion, vision and pretty much any trace of humanity.
How great it would be for all of them to just go the hell away and never, ever come back.
January 7th, 2007 at 2:21 amWhy can’t the US build new nukes? China and Russia are! Get a life people!
January 7th, 2007 at 2:51 amF*CK
January 7th, 2007 at 2:58 amYOU
GEORGE
!
ardyjay,
January 7th, 2007 at 3:09 amChian and Russia are getting new Nukes. Why can’t we?
Why aren’t you letting Iraqis and Afghans immigrants into your country? There’re lots of Vietnamese in the US because of the S.E.A war, – you should let in the people you displaced.
January 7th, 2007 at 3:53 amI can completely understand that nuclear weapons, like any machine, might need some maintenance and part changes after a few decades. But I don’t believe for a second that’s what this program is, it’s just an excuse to try to build new weapons. With all the conventional conflicts that the military is dealing with right now, why should we waste money on nukes?
January 7th, 2007 at 4:56 am100 billion? Only if BushCo can come up with the scratch themselves. I, for one, am sick to death of providing this mental midget with the opportunity to work through his issues via military play.
January 7th, 2007 at 7:26 amFuture of Iraq: The spoils of war
January 7th, 2007 at 7:37 amIraq’s massive oil reserves, the third-largest in the world, are about to be thrown open for large-scale exploitation by Western oil companies under a controversial law which is expected to come before the Iraqi parliament within days
“WE ARE THE SOLE WORLDS SUPERPOWER”
Think again machambo. There is no we. There is no nation, there is no superpower. All there is is a torn-up country with a crook for a leader and masses of WMD’s. The perfect recipe for the perfect end of the world. Thank you, superpower.
January 7th, 2007 at 9:04 amhttp://360.yahoo.com/beijair
Amazing a Christian President with his major support coming from Christians and Chrstian leaders that are backed by the most POWERFUL being every imagined, and they need new bombs?
Regarding God, Scriptures in the bible tell us that God lies, deseives and deludes men for his divine purpose. Therefore, it is very possible that your perfect God lied about every word in the bible for his Divine plan and therefore nothing in the bible could be used or quoted for anything actually pertaining to a God. Basically, we cannot even use the bible as a source as it might all be a lie to deceive men.
Maybe your god is testing to see which of us is intelligent enough not to follow such a myth and use it to burn and torture others in the name of such myth.
Beijair hath spoken!
January 7th, 2007 at 9:36 amIt takes a Christian to go to war, torture and then claim God told him to do it. The more amazing fact is that some fools actually believe it..wow.
If we ensure that we teach religious history in our schools, our kids will grow-up without this virus of religion that has caused some of the more terrible wars and torture men can dream-up.
The best way to freedom is education based on facts and logically reasoning. Not on belief in myths.
http://360.yahoo.com/beijair
January 7th, 2007 at 9:40 amWhat happened to Bush and his faith in God. Did Pat Roberston..i mean..ummm… did “God ” tell Bush he is going to need more bombs because his god is not powerful enough to protect the man and nation he speaks too?
Oh..i am sorry, we are not allowed to use logic when speaking to religious types. let me re-translate.
me no think boosh got faith in no god. god go pee pee on boosh head..funny funny….zzzzzzzzzz
January 7th, 2007 at 9:45 amThink Progress,
This is getting ridiculous. This misanthrope posting under the pseudonym “halbert holmert†has already become an excuse not to visit this site. When you start having your users register so we do not have to put up with the likes of him, contact me and I’ll come back to post. Otherwise, there are plenty of less soiled places we can all go. Thank you.
January 7th, 2007 at 9:58 amAgain, for those of you naive and foolish enough to believe that having Democrats in control will substantially change the ruinous course this country is headed towards..
http://tinyurl.com/ycfdcv
January 7th, 2007 at 10:06 am
I see my post about good posters being chased off by the trolls has been deleted. Curious?!? I am sure this one will be too!
January 7th, 2007 at 10:53 amDon’t bitch about trolls here, email TP directly and tell them how you feel…
January 7th, 2007 at 11:01 amDNFP, thanks.
TP, thank you for re-posting my post(#80)!
January 7th, 2007 at 11:14 amwayne, robert, die now – i guess the jerk really IS a friend of TPs…
or really CAN blackmail them… or really IS a super-trolling wiz…
i know i didn’t expect to see any of it’s shite this morning… huh…
January 7th, 2007 at 12:05 pmgloat on, hal… know that i will ignore your pathetic rants…
Bushitler policy: bigger bombs, better bombs, more bombs.
January 7th, 2007 at 12:34 pmWhere the hell will the money come from for these weapons? This country is broke. Bush and his merry bunch of bandits have seen to that. I just wish someone would call them on it. I really think that they have no clue how to govern, that the clowns in their administration are basically, very insecure, unsophisticated individuals who would crash and burn if they were confronted with the nonsense and drivel that they have imposed upon this country for the past 6 years.
Let the subpoenas fly and slap every member of the administration who has to appear on the hill under oath. It is time the grownups started to run that town.
January 7th, 2007 at 5:23 pmThis has stopped being ridiculous and started being scary. Dammit, we, the people, need to re-establish our priorites with our “pubic servants”. This needs to become the battlecry of all citizens:
January 7th, 2007 at 7:59 pmPublic Servants CAN be fired!
Public Servants CAN be fired!
Public Servants CAN be fired!
George is a stooge of a group of crooks – mostly Neocons (of which many are Zionists on the US gov payroll protecting Israel) and con evangelists determined to bring about a war of “civilizations” – in the Mideast with the aim to “secure” Iraq oil and Israel!
George is a gullible but dangerous Dimwit because he attempts to be pro-active. (Being stupid and pro-active is the worst combination of them all!)
January 7th, 2007 at 7:59 pmGeorge is a stooge of a group of crooks – mostly Neocons (of which many are Zionists on the US gov payroll protecting Israel) and con evangelists determined to bring about a war of “civilizations” – in the Mideast to “secure” oil and Israel!
George is a gullible but dangerous Dimwit because he attempts to be pro-active. (Being stupid and pro-active is the worst combination of them all!)
January 7th, 2007 at 8:02 pm37 million Americans suffering at the poverty level (and rising), global warming turning parts of North America into a summer playground (in January!), and this is what Shrub’s administration focuses on. Build a bigger, more lethal nuke.
How uplifting….
January 7th, 2007 at 9:39 pm