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Officials Dispel Rumors on Nuclear Posture, Nonproliferation Changes Under Obama

Alissa Tabirian

Thursday, July 14th, 2016

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Officials Dispel Rumors on Nuclear Posture, Nonproliferation Changes Under Obama

A nuclear detonation. Photo: U.S. Energy Department

Top defense and energy officials testified Thursday in defense of current U.S. nuclear modernization priorities and dispelled rumors that President Barack Obama is planning to take nonproliferation steps in the final months of his presidency that have not been agreed upon in Congress.Responding to questions about these rumors, witnesses at a House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing cautiously refuted claims that the United States is considering changing its nuclear posture by declaring a “no first use” policy. “I could not…

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