The Defense and State departments, as well as the National Nuclear Security Administration, have prepared a "white paper" on nuclear weapons policy that they hope will sway the opinions of skeptical lawmakers in favor of supporting the Reliable Replacement Warhead program, according to a top NNSA official. The policy paper reflects an "agreement in principle" among its authors about U.S. stockpile requirements now and into the future, and it discusses the role of deterrence in the post-9/11 security environment, Thomas...
