Another Surprise

In May I learned about Group Zero, an organization working to eliminate nuclear weapons here on earth.  Surprisingly, two former generals play a major role in the organization.  Now, we learn that an active general supports reducing our nuclear stockpile.  And, the active general happens to be General Norton A. Schwartz, chief of staff of the Air Force.  "We have more backup systems in terms of weapons systems than we actually have deployed.  Some of that is a reasonable hedge [but] there is probably room for reductions,’’  Schwartz said recently.

We are spending billions to maintain weapons that were built decades ago.  It costs us money to upgrade these weapons so that they continue to be reliable  And, of course we spend more money to prevent vandalism and theft.   

Isn't the Pentagon looking for places to save money?