GLOBAL COLUMN© BY TED CORDOVA

U.S. might use nukes in Iraq

While it seems there is not yet a confirmed "smoking gun" on the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (wmd), rumors and speculations come and go, the last one being the possibility of U.S. using nuclear bombs against underground bunkers allegedly hiding those weapons.

We will not know if Saddam really has wmd, until he uses them. So, why wait until we see the fearsome mushroom raisging at any place in the world? It is the logic in the Bush side.

As the Pentagon continues a highly visible buildup of troops and weapons in the Persian Gulf, it is also quietly preparing for the possible use of nuclear weapons in the potential war against Iraq, according to a report by a defense analyst article in The Los Angeles Times. The analysis was also broadcaed by cable MSNBC tv and is available in the Internet.

Although they consider such a strike unlikely, military planners have been actively studying lists of potential targets and considering options, including the possible use of so-called "bunker buster" nuclear weapons against deeply buried military targets, says analyst William M. Arkin, who writes a regular column on defense matters for the Los Angeles Times.

The fact that even after the last "State of e Union" speech, no "smoking gun" on Iraq's WMD has been produced in the most credible and convincing way as to give a "free pass" to Pesident Bush for his so much announced war against Saddam Hussein. And this dead end situation could easily lead to a desperate decision in a leader blinded by hyperpower and hate, and implode in an action proper of a "nuclear maniac"ironically to save the World of an evil dictator also allegedly turned in another "nuclear maniac".

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