Top 50 unethical acts of the Clinton Administration - Dishonorable Mention - In March 1993 (just weeks after Bill Clinton took office) the Department of Energy (DOE) formally closed the Office of New Production Reactors, a body charged with ensuring the nation's long-term need for tritium...Tritium is a radioactive gas critical tot he proper operation of every modern nuclear weapon in the American arsenal. Without this gas, these weapons will not preform reliably and as specified. Tritium decays very rapidly, losing 50% of its radioactive charge over a 12 year period. And unless it is periodically replaced, nuclear weapons become inoperable and useless. Because of the Clinton Administration's shutdown of our tritium program, we may be incapable of securing adequate supplies for at least a decade or more. Imagine-a U.S. president may face a nuclear crisis in 2007 and be uncertain as to whether he can truly respond to a nuclear strike. Even worse-imagine that the enemy knows. from "The Next War" by Caspar Weinberger