Friday, June 04, 2004
US cuts down on nukes
The United States will reduce its stockpile of nuclear weapons by nearly half over the next eight years, the Energy Department said Thursday.
The Bush administration made the decision last month and informed Congress on Tuesday in a classified report.
Linton F. Brooks, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which is part of the Energy Department, said in a conference call with reporters that the reductions would leave the nation with "the smallest nuclear-weapons stockpile we've had in several decades." He called the decision historic.
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posted by chris at 1:42 PM
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