Do you support giving U.S. commanders the option of using of nuclear “bunker buster” missiles in Iraq?
WYDEN: Not on the basis of the evidence that exists today. I think the administration’s statement that they were considering nuclear weapons was a very regrettable step. It’s also inconsistent with what they’ve said about nonproliferation. SMITH: We should examine carefully the effects of any weapons, but we should not automatically preclude the use of technology that might quicken resolution of conflict and lessen American and innocent casualties. WU: No. WALDEN: Such a decision should be made only by the president and only under the most extraordinary circumstances. I would have strong reservations about using nuclear “bunker busters” unless absolutely no other means were available. BLUMENAUER: If we use nuclear weapons when we are overwhelmingly more powerful than Iraq, we lose all moral high ground to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons elsewhere. How do we tell North Korea not to go ahead with their nuclear-weapons program? DEFAZIO: No. It would be a very, very dangerous
