See no nukes, hear no nukes.Israel's nuclear weapons are never mentioned by our government, and only rarely discussed by the media, so I welcomed Lew a. 1. Lukewarm; tepid. Butler's recent op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , "It's Time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to Talk About Israel's Nukes, and Ours Too." Iran knows that Israel has nuclear weapons--Butler estimates two hundred or so. Although I'm definitely not eager for Iran to acquire nukes, it seems understandable for Iranians to ask, Why shouldn't we have them too? Our concern about nukes seems to apply only to our enemies and not to our friends. This is bound to make us seem hypocritical hyp·o·crit·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise. 2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue. to the rest of the world. Butler also asked how we can keep 5,700 active weapons and 4,000 "in reserve" when we insist that other nations reduce or eliminate theirs. Charles Peters is the founding editor of the Washington Monthly. |
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