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Democrats Could Force Big Nuclear Modernization Debate, If They Take the House

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

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Democrats Could Force Big Nuclear Modernization Debate, If They Take the House

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

A Democratic House with a Democratic Armed Services Committee chairman who is openly skeptical of the established nuclear modernization program is perhaps the most plausible consequence of the 2018 midterm elections for those who watch the National Nuclear Security Administration.Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) are not in particularly competitive races. In that respect, they are much like most other nuclear-adjacent politicians running for re-election this year — especially those whose geographically remote House districts have been politically…

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