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US military spending bill lifts ban on low-yield nuke development
Washington, Nov 08: A record USD 400 billion military spending bill approved by the lower house of US Congress allows the United States to renew research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.
Washington, Nov 08: A record USD 400 billion
military spending bill approved by the lower house of US
Congress allows the United States to renew research and
development of low-yield nuclear weapons.
The 2004 Defence Authorization Bill, passed by the
House of Representatives by a vote of 362-40 yesterday, is
expected to be approved by the republican-led Senate next
week, then go to President George W. Bush to be signed into
law.
The bill lifts a decade-old ban prohibiting research and development of nuclear warheads with explosive forces of less than five kilotons, which administration officials say will assist the United States in destroying buried bunkers and stockpiles of chemical or nuclear weapons. They say the lighter weapons would cause less damage to surrounding areas and would not throw up massive amounts of nuclear debris.
The bill would provide US nuclear laboratories with USD 6 million to explore new nuclear bomb designs and USD 15 million to study modifying existing high-powered nuclear weapons so they can destroy buried bunkers. Bureau Report
The bill lifts a decade-old ban prohibiting research and development of nuclear warheads with explosive forces of less than five kilotons, which administration officials say will assist the United States in destroying buried bunkers and stockpiles of chemical or nuclear weapons. They say the lighter weapons would cause less damage to surrounding areas and would not throw up massive amounts of nuclear debris.
The bill would provide US nuclear laboratories with USD 6 million to explore new nuclear bomb designs and USD 15 million to study modifying existing high-powered nuclear weapons so they can destroy buried bunkers. Bureau Report