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Article: VOA NEWS: AMERICANS BEGIN DEBATE ON U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 27, 2006
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Stephanie Ho A debate is beginning to take shape once again in the United States between supporters and opponents of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, many Americans questioned whether the United States even needed nuclear weapons. This time, the discussion is being driven by the Department of Energy's proposal for a multi-billion dollar, multi-year process to upgrade facilities that store, develop and assemble nuclear weapons. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington. The National Nuclear Security Administration's Thomas D'Agostino publicly presented the so-called "Complex 2030" proposal in October. He ...