Senators urge Mattis, Perry not to act on DSB nuclear recommendations

By Jordana Mishory / March 14, 2017 at 5:20 PM
More than a dozen senators sent a letter to the heads of the Defense and Energy departments expressing disagreement with a recent Defense Science Board report suggesting the new administration should develop limited-use nuclear weapons or consider nuclear testing. Sent to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the March 14 letter urged the cabinet members to not act on the recommendations laid out in the Defense Science Board's report on the " Seven Defense Priorities for the...

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