So Cheney is travelling to China to encourage them to buy nuclear reactors from the US... so we can create a bunch of jobs, while giving the Chinese a better way to generate electricity rather than polluting with coal burning plants.
One official says he's concrened, because:
Citing recent Chinese plans to help Pakistan build two large reactors that are capable of producing plutonium, he [Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center] said it is not the time for China to be rewarded with new reactor technology.
Ya think? I'm sure this is part of Bush's ultra special job creation program: teach a huge country everything they need to know to blow us up completely. We'll have tons of jobs and no need to worry about those pesky retirement benefits. So he'll create jobs and solve the budget crisis in one big, er, bang.
And then there's the US official response:
U.S. officials said the Chinese have given adequate assurances that such sales will not pose a proliferation risk.
Right. Because gosh, since we're all on the honor code here and no one ever breaks the honor code, there's really nothing to worry about.
I'm sure Cheney will make them pinky swear and spit just to be extra careful.