
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved retired Army Maj. Gen. Lucas Polakowski to be assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, and staff director of the joint civil-military group that coordinates nuclear weapons acquisition. Polakowski was one of six civilian nominations the Committee advanced in a meeting Tuesday, held just over a month after the former STRATCOM hand came in for his confirmation hearing. Trump nominated the former two-star for the post in May. The full…