The Senate is calling for the global extension of U.S. nonproliferation efforts to secure nuclear materials, according to an amendment adopted by unanimous consent May 19 to the upper house's fiscal year 2005 defense authorization bill. The amendment, offered by Sen. Peter Domenici (R-NM), authorizes the Energy Department to create a "Task Force on Nuclear Materials" responsible for accelerating U.S. efforts worldwide to "mitigate the threat posed by high-risk, proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment." U.S. programs for...
