Inhofe: President's nuclear plan is campaign move

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said President Obama's rumored plan to unilaterally disarm up to 80 percent of our nation's nuclear arsenal breaks his word to Congress.

The Associated Press reports the Obama administration is considering cuts to the U.S. nuclear force which would mean disarming 80% of U.S. nuclear weapons.  Inhofe, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee says the move is in order to fulfill a campaign promise.

"He campaigned in 2008 on dramatically reducing our nuclear arsenal and even won a Nobel Peace Prize for those promises. Now that he is campaigning for re-election, he is once again catering to his liberal base that believes that if we unilaterally disarm, the rest of the world will follow suit and threats to our national security will just go away,” said Inhofe on Wednesday.

Inhofe added that any reduction in our nuclear deterrent should be based on all countries, especially Russia and China, agreeing to reduce their nuclear stockpiles, including rail based launchers and tactical nuclear weapons.

"At the very same time President Obama is announcing his proposal to disarm America, Iran is preparing to make a major announcement on their own efforts to achieve nuclear weapons."

Inhofe also says reductions should be accompanied by a modernization program to ensure viability of the remaining assets in the nuclear triad, and deterrence should be bolstered by a robust and tested missile defense system that can protect not only the United States, but allies around the world.