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“Space Weapons Ban” Next On Obama’s First 100 Day To-Do List
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Challenges loom as Obama seeks space weapons ban WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of defining whether a satellite can be a weapon. Moments after Obama’s inauguration last week, the White House website was updated to include policy statements on a range of issues, including a pledge to restore U.S. leadership on space issues and seek a worldwide ban on weapons that interfere with military and commercial satellites. It also promised to look at threats to U.S. satellites, contingency ...

As Promised- Obama Will Reduce US Nuke Arsenal By 80%
Gateway Pundit — "I'm the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning. And as president I will end it. Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems ...

Barack Obama Pushes His "Strength Through Weakness" Plan-- Calls For a World Without Nukes
Gateway Pundit — "I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert, and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals." ...

A video reminder about Defense
TigerHawk — I am certain that this campaign video has previously been linked to from this blog, or perhaps even embedded. Nonetheless, it is only a minute long, and may serve as a reminder of the candidate's position on missile defense and other national security matters. 0 Comments: Post a Comment ...

Pakistanis and Indians
Belmont Club — Pakistan, a country whose stability has been questioned of late, is building two large plutonium reactors unconnected to the electricity grid. Most experts think the Pakistanis are radically increasing their nuclear warhead production capacity. The question is why and what that development portends. MSNBC ...

North Korea sends a message
Belmont Club — VOA reports that North Korea has claimed a new nuclear weapons test. North Korea says it has successfully conducted an underground nuclear test, defying international warnings and raising concerns over its nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang said Monday’s test was more powerful than the country’s first test two-and-a-half years ago. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency also reports that North Korea test-fired a short-range missile just hours after the nuclear test. embedded by Embedded Video YouTube Direkt embedded by Embedded Video YouTube Direkt How’s that working out? ...

President strikes another blow against clean energy.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — If you’re surprised that he would renege on a campaign promise: Bethesda-based USEC on Tuesday accused President Obama of reneging on a campaign pledge after the Energy Department turned down the company’s request for $2 billion in loan guarantees for a new uranium enrichment project in Piketon, Ohio. [snip] “We are shocked and disappointed by DOE’s decision,” USEC chief executive John K. Welch said in a statement. “President Obama promised to support the loan guarantee for the American Centrifuge Plant while he campaigned in Ohio. We are disappointed that campaign commitment has not been ...