LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Democrat Barack Obama warned Wednesday about the danger of “fighting the last war” as he pledged to focus on emerging nuclear, biological and cyber threats if elected president.
Among those joining him for a panel discussion at Purdue University were two potential running mates, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga. As the former governor of a Republican state, Bayh could help Obama. Nunn, a defense expert from the South, would burnish the ticket’s experience.
When asked whether he was interested in the job or had provided material to vetters, Bayh repeatedly referred reporters to the Obama campaign. Nunn said he thought an Obama-Nunn ticket was unlikely.
“If anyone offered me any high office in U.S. government, I’d be greatly honored and I’d talk to him,” Nunn said. “Certainly I would talk to Sen. Obama if he wanted to talk about it, but I think the chances of an offer are pretty slim.”
Obama said two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term, as well as rid the world of nuclear weapons.
