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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Obama Administration Limiting Nuclear Weaponry -- L.A. Times

Obama Administration Limiting Nuclear Weaponry -- L.A. Times

As President Barack Obama prepares to travel to Prague this week to sign a new START agreement with Russia, the administration today is unveiling new guidelines for the deployment of its own weaponry -- never, for instance, against a nation that lacks a nuclear arsenal of its own.

The so-called "nuclear posture review'' that will be released today follows a year of study at the Pentagon and discussions with armed allies. It is reported this morning that the document will reduce U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons for its national defense by narrowing potential targets, in pursuit of Obama's goal of eventual nuclear disarmament.

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