(Amerika) Kernwaffenpotenzial der Vereinigten Staaten

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Azrail's Artikel vom Spiegel:
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Forscher entwerfen Bushs nukleare Sense

Von Markus Becker

US-Waffentechniker haben erstmals in einem nicht-geheimen Dokument die Anforderungen an eine neue Generation von Atombomben formuliert. Die "Mini-Nukes" sollen präzise und flexibel sein, relativ wenig Menschen töten - und Nuklearwaffen zu einem Teil der "normalen" Kriegführung machen. (...)

bessere Infos bei:

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Despite the global sense of relief and hope that the nuclear arms race ended with the Cold War, an increasingly vocal group of politicians, military officials and leaders of America's nuclear weapon laboratories are urging the US to develop a new generation of precision low-yield nuclear weapons. Rather than deterring warfare with another nuclear power, however, they suggest these weapons could be used in conventional conflicts with third-world nations.

Critics argue that adding low-yield warheads to the world's nuclear inventory simply makes their eventual use more likely. In fact, a 1994 law currently prohibits the nuclear laboratories from undertaking research and development that could lead to a precision nuclear weapon of less than 5 kilotons (KT), because "low-yield nuclear weapons blur the distinction between nuclear and conventional war." (...)

Guardian vom February 19, 2003

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US plan for new nuclear arsenal

Secret talks may lead to breaking treaties

Julian Borger in Washington
Wednesday February 19, 2003
The Guardian

The Bush administration is planning a secret meeting in August to discuss the construction of a new generation of nuclear weapons, including "mini-nukes", "bunker-busters" and neutron bombs designed to destroy chemical or biological agents, according to a leaked Pentagon document.
The meeting of senior military officials and US nuclear scientists at the Omaha headquarters of the US Strategic Command would also decide whether to restart nuclear testing and how to convince the American public that the new weapons are necessary. (...)

So eine offizielle Quelle zu Bewilligung von Mitteln für Studien
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22 May 2003


Congress Agrees to Let Pentagon Study Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons
Congressional Report: Congress passes 2004 defense budget

By Merle D. Kellerhals, Jr.
Washington File Staff Writer

Washington -- The U.S. Congress passed the $400.5 billion fiscal 2004 defense authorization bill that includes a provision authorizing research on two new types of nuclear weapons -- small, low-yield nuclear weapons of less than 5 kilotons, and earth-penetrating nuclear bombs that could destroy underground enemy facilities.

However, the nuclear weapons research provision in the budget authorization does not provide funding for development or production of either type of nuclear weapon system. The measure also includes a proviso that requires President Bush to seek congressional authority before ordering full-scale development of the new generation of battlefield nuclear weapons. (...)

Artikel der von Popeye gepostet wurde

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Frankreich: Atomwaffen gegen "Schurkenstaaten"

Chirac überarbeitet laut "Liberation" Militärdoktrin - Von Abschreckung zu Angriff - Auf der Wunschliste: "Mini-Nukes" für gezielte Zerstörungen

Paris - Frankreich überarbeitet nach Informationen der Pariser Tageszeitung "Liberation" seine Militärdoktrin und richtet das Atomwaffen-Arsenal auf so genannte "Schurkenstaaten" aus. (...)