By George Lobsenz The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), seeking to resurrect its new warhead plan in the face of a skeptical Democratic-controlled Congress, is suggesting that development of the "reliable replacement warhead" would make it less likely that it would have to resume underground nuclear testing than if it continues piecemeal refurbishment of the nation's existing Cold War-era warheads. That was the new pitch made last week for the so-called RRW by the head of the semi-autonomous Energy Department…
NNSA: RRW Makes Return To Nuke Testing Less Likely
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