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January 13, 2016

Report: New, Smaller U.S. Missiles May Increase Likelihood of Nuclear War
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A new report reveals how the Obama administration has upgraded the U.S.
nuclear arsenal to create smaller, more precise nuclear bombs. The New
York Times reports that despite his advocacy for a "nuclear-free world,"
President Obama's administration has potentially increased the
likelihood of a future president deploying a nuclear weapon by creating
more precise warheads whose explosive force can be dialed up or down. A
former top nuclear strategist for Obama, General James Cartwright,
acknowledged "what going smaller does is to make the weapon more
thinkable." The B61 bomb is part of a fleet of new warhead types planned
under an effort that will cost up to $1 trillion over three decades.
Russia has called U.S. tests of the missile "irresponsible" and "openly
provocative." The U.S. is the only country ever to use a nuclear weapon
in war.


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