If you ask the State Department's International Security Advisory Board, the answer's a definite yes. A few weeks ago, Condoleeza Rice asked the ISAB to produce a report on how to improve cooperation between the US and China. They handed back a report detailing China's nuclear capabilities and a Chinese policy of creating a "mutual vulnerability relationship" with the US.
This report was first described in the "impartial" Washington Times. I found about the report from the FAS Strategic Security Blog. FAS is typically paranoid, or security conscious, or whatever you want to call it. What is extremely clear is what they call ISAB's report: a bunch of hot air. No, we're not in Cold War 2, we shouldn't get in Cold War 2, and we should cooperate as much as possible to make sure that we have openness to ensure we don't get in Cold War 2.
Not often that you get the FAS playing down nuclear threats. Thank you!
Quick note: Paul Wolfowitz is head of ISAB.
2 comments:
What? We're not going to have a new cold war? I guess I should cancel that order I put in for a new fall-out shelter then . . .
Right, right, right I get it. But, when a senior advisory board to the State Department is peddling this crap it should give one cause for concern. And, to hear FAS speak out AGAINST nuclear armageddon paranoia is odd.
Not to wrap too many pieces of tin foil around my head, but I'm currently living in a city that is the principal port of the Pacific Fleet, and hosts the largest Marine base, the Navy SEALs and the Top Gun flight school. And, it sits about as close to a porous border as you can get. Theories for a real world war suggest that after a short nuclear exchange cooler heads would prevail, and a good old shootin' war would heat up. I'd prefer not be involved in either, but at least you can exert more free will in the latter.
So, I'm really happy to hear when someone says don't worry about nuclear war.
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