House Democrats urge Obama to rein in nuclear modernization plans

By Tony Bertuca / July 25, 2016 at 12:19 PM
( Editor's note: This story has been updated to include information from a July 25 press conference with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX)). Five House Democrats, citing ongoing fiscal constraints and concerns about nuclear war, have sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama to "reshape" his current plan to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. "Your administration has . . . proposed an overhaul of the entire nuclear weapons enterprise over the next...

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