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Original Post Date: 2001-09-21 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 9/21/2001 11:12:11 AM
Pentagon Considers using Nuclear weapons against terrorists
Personally, I find this a bad move. I’m all for the use of nuclear weapons in
a conventional war but I think using nukes against terrorists is major
trouble. This could rebound on the USA in a big way. This would allow
terrorists to use weapons of mass destruction against the USA – and the USA
has much more promising targets and much more to lose by opening that door.
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The Defense Department has recommended to President George
W. Bush the use of tactical nuclear weapons as a military option to retaliate
for last week’s terrorist attacks in the United States, diplomatic sources
said Tuesday.
It is unknown whether Bush has made any decision. Military analysts said the
president is unlikely to opt for the use of nuclear weapons because doing so
would generate a backlash from the international community and could even
trigger revenge from the enemy involving weapons of mass destruction.
However, the Pentagon’s suggestion shows the determination of U.S. officials
to retaliate for the first massive terrorist attacks on the U.S. mainland,
the analysts said.
The recommendation appears intended to deter terrorists, they said.
On ABC television’s “This Week” program Sunday, Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld refused to rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons. Rumsfeld,
who is notoriously tight-lipped with the press, avoided answering a question
on whether their use could be ruled out. To a similar question, a Pentagon
official also replied, “We will not discuss operational and intelligence
matters.”
The diplomatic sources said the Pentagon recommended using tactical nuclear
weapons shortly after it became known that the terrorist attacks caused an
unprecedented number of civilian casualties.
On Sept. 11, hijackers seized four commercial U.S. aircraft. Two of the
planes slammed into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, while a
third hit the Pentagon near Washington. The fourth plane crashed outside
Pittsburgh. More than 5,000 people were left dead or missing in the attacks.
Tactical nuclear weapons have been developed to attack very specific targets.
The military analysts said Pentagon officials are apparently thinking of
using weapons that can reach and destroy terrorists hiding in an underground
shelter, limiting damage to surrounding areas.
In 1986, the U.S. conducted an air raid on Libya, attempting to target Col.
Moammar Gadhafi. In 1998, Washington fired a cruise missile into Afghanistan
in an attempt to kill Osama bin Laden.
Analysts said that since these attempts failed, U.S. officials may be mulling
the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which can cause much greater destruction
than conventional weapons.
The U.S. has indicated that it does not rule out the use of nuclear weapons
if a country attacks the U.S., its allies, or its forces with chemical or
biological weapons.
The Japan Times: Sept. 20, 2001
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