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September 23, 2014

Report: U.S. Increasing Nuclear Arsenal, Despite Promises 
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The Obama administration is increasing the U.S. nuclear arsenal despite
President Obama's public championing of disarmament. When Obama won the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2008, the Nobel committee cited his steps toward
reducing nuclear stocks around the world. But The New York Times reports
Obama is overseeing extensive rebuilding of nuclear weapons at home,
including at a new plant in Kansas City, dedicated last month, which is
larger than the Pentagon and employs thousands of people. According to a
recent federal study, the United is poised to spend up to $1.1 trillion
over the next three decades on modernizing nuclear weapons.

 

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