
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) criticized the Trump administration’s nearly completed nuclear posture review (NPR) Jan. 24, saying its call for more weapons is unaffordable and unnecessary and would fuel an arms race.“This review is a missed opportunity to introduce realism into our nuclear weapons planning, enhance our security and reassure our allies,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a statement. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that current plans to modernize, operate and sustain U.S.…