New Plutonium

Over the past 13 years, the U.S. has gotten its plutonium from the Russian stockpile on the condition that it not be used for military purposes. However, today, the government announced that it was going to start producing Plutonium 238 anew, something it hasn't done since the Cold War. The issue with the new plutonium production is not that it could signal a new atomic weapons build-up by the U.S. (the Bush Administration has clarified that desire previously). The real issue is the hypocrisy that it exposes in the Bush Administration. On the same day when the U.S. is worrying about any types of atomic activity by Iran (among others), the U.S. says that it will begin producing more refined plutonium. The same people making that decision have previously asserted that it is not ok for Iran to engage in what is claimed is a peaceful atomic program (which may or may not be true) have asserted the U.S.'s right to restart plutonium 238 enrichment as well as begin research into a new arsenal of nuclear weapons. No wonder the rest of the world refuses to believe or care about much of anything the U.S. government says. They have been shown to be hypocrites and liars.