U.S. and NATO nuclear policies immoral, illegal, militarily unnecessary, very, very dangerous in terms of the risk of inadvertent or accidental launc
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "At the conference on Tuesday, U.S. and NATO nuclear policies were condemned as immoral, dangerous and destructive of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime by former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara.
As defense secretary in the 1960s under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, he was architect of early U.S. policy in the Vietnam War.
'If I were to characterize U.S. and NATO nuclear policies in one sentence, I would say they are immoral, illegal, militarily unnecessary, very, very dangerous in terms of the risk of inadvertent or accidental launch and destructive of the non-proliferation regime that has served us so well,' he said.
McNamara, 88, said the monthlong conference should strengthen the treaty and 'ensure that North Korea and Iran do not become nuclear powers,' but he predicted failure.
He urged the Bush administration to open bilateral talks with Tehran and Pyongyang, which fear Washington wants to topple their regimes.
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As defense secretary in the 1960s under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, he was architect of early U.S. policy in the Vietnam War.
'If I were to characterize U.S. and NATO nuclear policies in one sentence, I would say they are immoral, illegal, militarily unnecessary, very, very dangerous in terms of the risk of inadvertent or accidental launch and destructive of the non-proliferation regime that has served us so well,' he said.
McNamara, 88, said the monthlong conference should strengthen the treaty and 'ensure that North Korea and Iran do not become nuclear powers,' but he predicted failure.
He urged the Bush administration to open bilateral talks with Tehran and Pyongyang, which fear Washington wants to topple their regimes.
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posted by Greta Jane at Wednesday, May 25, 2005
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