former sen. sam nunn <u+2019>s assertion that only hillary clinton has the <u+201c>experience, judgment and skills<u+201d> to take on the challenge of nuclear weapons policy is overblown (<u+201c> only hillary clinton is prepared for the nuclear threat ,<u+201d> op-ed, oct. 24). he says that donald trump is an apprentice in the nuclear world. strange that the senator had no reservations in supporting then-sen. barack obama over mrs. clinton in 2008. mr. obama in 2008 had almost no experience in foreign or nuclear policy and had no experience at all in managing much of anything. at least donald trump has managed large projects and a good-sized business empire. mrs. clinton<u+2019>s direct experience on nuclear policy<u+2014>facilitation of the iran agreement<u+2014>was misguided in that she had a very strong hand because of the sanctions program and should have insisted on the dismantling of iran<u+2019>s nuclear program. instead she endorsed simply postponing it. she didn<u+2019>t learn from her mistake of dislodging egypt<u+2019>s hosni mubarak and pushed moammar gadhafi out of libya. she didn<u+2019>t learn from the international red cross and british withdrawal from benghazi and got her people killed. she didn<u+2019>t read russia correctly and instead of a reset, she enabled an emboldened adversary. presumably mr. trump would have experts to assist him. despite her record of poor judgment, secretary clinton may believe sen. nunn and a fawning media<u+2019>s assessment of her capabilities and rely on herself to make these critical judgments. george zwerdling carpinteria, calif. sam nunn<u+2019>s summary of the <u+201c>nuclear threat<u+201d> issue highlights the single most important consideration in selecting our next president. all other issues are secondary when compared with the prospect of an inadvertent nuclear exchange with russia. donald trump has proved that he doesn<u+2019>t possess the aptitude to appreciate this, given his rhetoric on nuclear weapons. i wouldn<u+2019>t sleep at night knowing that mr. trump was at the controls. leo lessard clinton, mass. when i think of hillary clinton, i think of benghazi. not only did she ignore numerous calls for help, but she lied about the cause of the attack, not only to the media, but to the parents of those who lost their lives at our consulate there. mr. nunn mentions dealing with russia. so how is that reset working out? the obama-clinton foreign policy has made the world a more dangerous place. they did nothing when vladimir putin annexed crimea and sent troops into eastern ukraine. they did nothing to challenge russia in the middle east. shirley martin vestavia hills, ala. as for mrs. clinton being able to safeguard our security, just consider her email server fiasco. russ stabley pompano beach, fla. the clinton-obama support for the iran nuclear deal is the single decision guaranteeing that nuclear weapons will spread. saudi arabia and other middle east countries will likely acquire them. they no longer feel secure that america will protect them. how has the iran nuclear deal reduced iran<u+2019>s aggressive behavior? it has not eliminated harassment of our ships in international waters, iran<u+2019>s support for terrorists or its adventurism in syria and yemen. the payment of $1.7 billion in cash guarantees iran<u+2019>s continued spread of terror in an untraceable way. if mr. trump has a disdain for our military leaders, why have so many endorsed him? len lindenmeyer fayetteville, pa. a foreign leader who gets a false report of an american nuclear attack will have minutes to decide: <u+201c>could president trump possibly have done that?<u+201d> i have repeatedly asked myself the same question, only to conclude, incredulously, that the answer is yes. what foreign leader will bet his or her country<u+2019>s fate on the answer being no? ilya shlyakhter cambridge, mass. nuclear proliferation has increased, not decreased, on mrs. clinton<u+2019>s watch. she<u+2019>s done nothing to stop a nuclear buildup by north korea or aggression by china. equally important, hillary<u+2019>s untrustworthiness is far more likely to lead to nuclear war. her duplicity will frustrate our allies and embolden our enemies. all will know where they stand with mr. trump. john downing jr. montclair, n.j.
that 3 a.m. call and the nuclear trigger - wsj
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