The Veep plugs the program
Feb 18, 2010

Vice President Biden’s speech speech today at the National Defense University was an important part of the Obama Administration’s campaign to promote its nuclear weapons agenda.

The Vice President was introduced at the event by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.  Also in the audience was Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright as well as Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher and National Nuclear Security Agency Director Thomas D’Agostino.

The clear message:  this speech was a Big Deal and the government is united behind the President’s agenda.

This speech followed the Vice President Wall Street Journal OpEd a couple of weeks ago and both are part of the long-awaited Administration offensive.

Today, the Vice President opened by citing President’s Obama’s Prague speech: