Political Quotes

“on February 13, 2025, President Trump said something few expected to hear. He said, ``There's no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons. We already have so many. . . You could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons . . . We're all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully, much more productive.'' I could not agree more with that statement. It is why I want to speak about the New START Treaty, which expires on February 5, and the very real possibility of a new nuclear arms race--something that, to my knowledge, neither the President, Vice President, nor any other senior U.S. official has meaningfully discussed. The decision to start a nuclear war can be made by a single individual--the President of the United States--with no requirement that he first consult with anyone. A nuclear war could also be started at any moment by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, or any other leader of a nuclear weapon state. Or it could be triggered by mistake. A single use of a tactical nuclear weapon, either by accident or design, could trigger a flurry of escalating responses with far more powerful strategic weapons that would cause incalculable loss of life, widespread radiation poisoning, and destruction on a scale unlike anything seen in human history.”