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Lawmakers Make Nuclear Posture Review Recommendations

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

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Lawmakers Make Nuclear Posture Review Recommendations

A group of senators on Wednesday encouraged the U.S. secretaries of state, defense, and energy to implement a set of actions in the ongoing Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) process meant to increase transparency and reinforce national nuclear policy positions.In a July 19 letter, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and 20 of their colleagues, urged the Trump administration to include “broad interagency input” into preparation of the Nuclear Posture Review, produce a document for public review , and reaffirm…

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