The U.S. Will Not Give Up Preemptive Strikes

Published in Argenpress
(Argentina) on 4 March 2010
by Argenpress (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Amélie Filliatre. Edited by Alex Brewer.
President of the United States Barack Obama seeks to combine the right to engage in pre-emptive nuclear attacks with the development of new conventional weapons in his latest military doctrine, reports the Russian newspaper Kommersant.

The American leader recently rejected the initial draft of the new doctrine because it implied giving up the right to strike first. Obama, winner of the Nobel Prize in 2009 for his global nuclear disarmament plan, now wishes to maintain this right.

Consequently, the approval of the doctrine that the Pentagon has been working on for almost a year has been postponed for another month.

According to the draft, Washington will rely on conventional weapons and plans, among other things, to deploy an anti-missile shield in the Persian Gulf area.

It advocates the development of new conventional missiles, called "Prompt Global Strike," capable of reaching a target anywhere in the world in less than an hour.

According to the sources of Kommersant, the launch platforms of these missiles will be positioned in the United States and will allow visits from international inspectors, including Russian inspectors, who will ensure that the missiles do not carry nuclear loads.

The American military stressed that the new weapons would enable attacks on Al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan or would prevent the launch of a North Korean missile as well as having the same deterrent effect as nuclear weapons but without the disastrous consequences.

Nevertheless, experts consulted by the newspaper advised that the American president will have to explain why his country continues to carry nuclear weapons.

Indeed, as Daryl Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, cautioned: "any declaration deterring a nuclear attack is a ‘primary objective’ of [the American] military but leaves open the possibility that there are other purposes."*

*Editor’s Note: Quote is in translation; original could not be located


Estados Unidos: Su nueva doctrina militar prevé ataque nuclear preventivo y el desarrollo de nuevas armas convencionales


El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, pretende conjugar el derecho al ataque nuclear preventivo con el desarrollo de nuevas armas convencionales en la nueva doctrina militar del país, escribe hoy el diario ruso Kommersant.

Recientemente, el líder estadounidense rechazó el borrador inicial de la nueva doctrina porque preveía una renuncia al derecho al ataque preventivo que se atribuye Washington y que Obama, premio Nobel de la Paz 2009 por su plan de desarme nuclear global, ahora quiere mantener.

De esta forma, la aprobación de la doctrina que el Pentágono viene preparando desde hace casi un año, se aplaza un mes más.

Según se desprende de su borrador, Washington apuesta por las armas convencionales y entre otras cosas prevé el despliegue del escudo antimisiles en la zona del golfo Pérsico.

Además, se impulsa el desarrollo de nuevos misiles convencionales bautizados Prompt Global Strike, capaces de alcanzar objetivos en cualquier parte del mundo en menos de una hora.

Según fuentes de Kommersant, las plataformas de lanzamiento de estos misiles serán emplazadas en EEUU y podrán recibir visitas de inspectores internacionales, entre ellos los rusos, para que comprueben que no llevan carga nuclear.

Los militares estadounidenses destacan que las nuevas armas permitirán atacar las bases de Al Qaeda en Afganistán o prevenir el lanzamiento de un misil norcoreano y que además, tendrán el mismo efecto disuasorio que las armas nucleares, pero sin las consecuencias desastrosas que provocaría el uso de estas últimas.

No obstante, los expertos consultados por el rotativo advierten que el líder estadounidense tendrá que explicar por qué su país seguirá teniendo armas nucleares.

Así, Daryl Kimball, director de la Asociación de Control de Armamento, señaló que las afirmaciones de que "la disuasión es el objetivo principal del arsenal nuclear dejan entrever que hay más objetivos".
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