By Mark Scott
Buffalo, NY – Two foreign policy analysts will debate Monday night whether America is more or less secure under policies enacted since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The forum takes place at 6:45pm in Allen Hall on UB's South Campus.
Analysts Lawrence Korb and Christopher Preble will explore national security and global stability in this post-9/11 era.
Korb is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, who served as assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration. He says the Bush administration's approach to nuclear non-proliferation is actually increasing the chances of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands. Korb says President Bush has refused to support global efforts that would lead to a ban on the production of enriched uranium and plutonium -- the key ingredients of nuclear weapons.
Christopher Preble is director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He questions the Bush administration for spending more money in Iraq and Afghanistan than is being spent on security in the United States. Preble says the most cost-effective means for fighting terrorism include cooperative law enforcement and timely intelligence sharing.