Pentagon, NNSA Will Update 1997 Nuclear Weapons Council Agreement, Release Letter

By Jordana Mishory / May 22, 2015 at 3:07 PM
The Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Administration intend to update a nearly two-decades-old memorandum of agreement for the council tasked with coordinating the two agencies that maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. Officials from the Defense Department and NNSA note that they intend to update the 1997 memorandum for the Nuclear Weapons Council in response to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, which recommended the update to help enhance collaboration between the agencies. GAO also recommends that...

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