Friends,

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden did an excellent impression of Chicken Little with his January 29, 2010 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal titled, The President’s Nuclear Vision.  The subtitle would seem to be a prelude to the soon-to-be-released Nuclear Posture Review – “We will spend what is necessary to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of our weapons“ (read “BLANK CHECK with which to maintain our nuclear deterrent”).

In one breath the Vice President refers to how “President Obama laid out a comprehensive agenda to reverse the spread [of nuclear weapons], and to pursue the peace and security of a world without them.”  In the next he states in no uncertain terms that, “For as long as nuclear weapons are required to defend our country and our allies, we will maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear arsenal.”