Obama Wants to Cut Nuclear Arms, Seeks Talks With Russia

Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia | Reuters

President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

President Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures", according to a speech he gave Wednesday in Berlin. 

Reducing the U.S.'s nuclear weapon arsenal isn't a wise choice considering the problems we have with threats from Iran and North Korea.  This false notion that if the U.S. reduces its nuclear stockpile is going to convince the world to follow suit and reduce their nuclear stockpile is foolish thinking.  America cannot be strong by reducing the amount of weapons we have on hand.  We need to maintain a first class defense system in this world.  If one thinks Russia and North Korea, for example, are going to reduce their nuclear stockpile because the U.S. does, is in denial.  They will keep on building their nuclear arsenal and outsmart the U.S. 

In the statements I just made, I'm in no way gung-ho in America being the world's policeman and trying to bring democracy throughout the world.  We shouldn't intervene in other nation's affairs unless it threatens America's or the Western Hemisphere's security interests.  But we do need to be the world's best when it comes to our nation's defense system.  We don't want be helpless in case we're attacked by a foreign enemy.