'Pentagon weighs cuts to nuclear arsenal'

bridges not bombs...........from khaleejtimes........

"Under pressure to trim the massive US defense budget, the Pentagon is considering cuts to the country’s formidable nuclear arsenal, a costly pillar of American military power.

But there is disagreement over how many atomic bombs the United States requires in the post-Cold War era and debate over the estimated price tag of the atomic weapons.

“America needs another nuclear weapon like Lady Gaga needs another outfit,” said Representative Ed Markey, a Democrat who wants Congress to scrap what he calls “unnecessary weapons”...........READ MORE