Fred Thompson on nuclear energy
Grist: A look at Fred Thompson's environmental platform and record:
January 6, 2008January 2, 2008Fred Thompson on climate changeCBS News: Katie Couric Asks The Candidates In "Primary Questions:" Is The Global Warming Threat Overblown? Thompson: There are a lot of unanswered questions. We don't know to the extent this is a cyclical thing. This may or may not effect very much. The extremists, I think, are the ones who want to do drastic things to our economy before we have more answers as to how much good we can do, and whether or not people in the other parts of the world are going to contribute. It's the fact that our entitlements are bankrupting the next generation. We're spending the money of those yet to be born and we can't continue that way. Fred Thompson on science educationFred 08: Fred Thompson believes that every child in America deserves a quality education, and that every parent should determine how that is best accomplished. Despite the tens of billions of dollars spent on education by Washington each year, and the hundreds of federal education programs now in place, our children are still falling behind, particularly in subjects crucial to success in the global economy in which we live. Given the importance of education to our nation's security, prosperity, and unity, we should all be alarmed and committed to solving this problem. January 1, 2008Fred Thompson on nuclear weaponsWhen in the Senate Fred Thompson openly oppose the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty that would put restrictions on testing of nuclear weapons. According to white papers at Fred08 Fred Thompson is committed to: This defense would consist of a layered, multi-tiered missile defense architecture that includes land-, sea-, and space-based components. A Thompson administration would support the development and testing of advanced missile defense technologies to address the complexity of foreign ballistic missile inventories and promote international collaboration in all missile defense efforts, including cooperation in joint development and production with friends and allies. Thompson would ensure the U.S. maintains a safe, effective, and credible strategic nuclear deterrent by maintaining complementary land-, sea-, and air-based weapons delivery platforms to ensure the survivability of our nuclear deterrent. He would modernize our existing nuclear weapons capabilities, as appropriate, to deal with 21st Century threats and challenges. His administration would try to maintain the lowest level of nuclear capabilities compatible with our national security needs and our international commitments. And revitalize the nuclear weapons complex so that it is responsive and adaptable to unanticipated threats.
Fred Thompson on science investmentFred 08: A Thompson administration would encourage students and teachers to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math-fields that are crucial to our security, competitiveness, and prosperity. Fred Thompson on teaching evolutionThe Thompson campaign has not issued a statement on evolution but on 27 October 2007, official campaign spokeswoman, Karen Hanretty said in a University of Chicago radio show "I think that what he is most concerned about is that families, parents who sit on local school boards, local elected school boards ought to be making those decisions for themselves." When asked if Thompson "thinks intelligent design is a credible curriculum." |
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