The House Armed Services Committee is calling for a new commission to review the Defense Department's progress in making changes to its nuclear forces. This panel, the "Commission on the Long-Term Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the United States," would investigate and report to Congress on the status of goals spelled out in the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review. The commission's charter is spelled out in the House Armed Services fiscal year 2006 defense authorization bill. "The commission would...
