Elizabeth Furse: “I rise in support of the Luther-Ramstad amendment. We can safely reduce our fleet of Trident submarines to 10 and that…”

“I rise in support of the Luther-Ramstad amendment. We can safely reduce our fleet of Trident submarines to 10 and that will make us save $344 million. I would say that nuclear weapons are becoming obsolete, but that is not important. What is important is what the experts say. This last December, 60 generals and admirals, including Gen. Lee Butler, who was the former Commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, called for the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. General Butler's statement reads in part: ``With the end of the cold war, these weapons are of sharply reduced utility, and there is much to be gained by substantially reducing their numbers.'' He went on to say, ``We should explore the feasibility of their ultimate complete elimination.'' Obviously, we should not be putting in new nuclear weapons. What do the American people say? In an April poll, 77 percent of those questioned favored the elimination of all nuclear weapons.”