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All praise due to the French for two recent news items:
1) French president Nikolas Sarkozy is expected to announce a commitment of 1,000 additional troops to the NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan. 2) Last week, Sarkozy announced that the French military would be modestly reducing their nuclear arsenal to under 300. Though the motivations are largely financial, it’s still a step in the right direction. “That is half the maximum number of warheads we had during the Cold War,” said Sarkozy. To put that into context, the U.S. and Russia each have over 3,000 warheads in their arsenal. As Alex wrote, the end of nuclear proliferation is attainable, and the fight is being lead by unlikely figures like Henry Kissinger. Let’s hope the French reduction provides some more impetus to the movement. (Source Link) |
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