This

is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

In

his last days in office, President Obama reportedly wants to get the UN’s

Security Council to endorse a ban on underground nuclear testing. It would be a

two-fer for Mr. Obama.

First,

he evidently hopes to encumber his successor from taking steps needed to

modernize America’s deterrent.  And

second, he intends once again to undermine the Constitution with its

requirement that the U.S. Senate advise and consent to treaties like the

Comprehensive Test Ban. 

But,

the Senate voted to reject that treaty seventeen years ago – for good

reason.  And today’s Washington Free Beacon describes multi-billion dollar investments

the Kremlin is making in preparing for nuclear war by both comprehensively

upgrading Russia’s arsenal and the underground bunkers from which its use would

be directed.

We

need a national debate about how best to end our unilateral nuclear

disarmament, not more of it.

This

is Frank Gaffney.