It is designed for those who want a detailed introduction to the debate, For each, it then presents aĭescription, history, FY2004 legislative actions, the FY2005 request (for all but low-yieldĪnd issues for Congress. This report provides the policy context for the four initiatives. intent to test, and that renewed testing could lead toĪ renewed interest in testing by other nations. Shortening the time to test could signal a U.S. ![]() Weapon types with defects, and that 24 to 36 months is too long to wait critics are concerned that The Administration argues that nuclear testing might be needed, for example, to check fixes to The initiatives could enable the United States to destroy key targets in nations that may pose a threat.Ĭritics are concerned that these initiatives would lead to nuclear testing, increase the risk of nuclear Supporters claim that the first three initiatives wouldĮnhance deterrence, thereby reducing the risk of war, and that some weapons that might result from $27.6 million for RNEP, and $30.0 million for improving nuclear test readiness. For FY2005, the Administration requests $9.0 million for ACI, 108-136 ), and acted on the latter three in the FY2004 Energy and Water DevelopmentĪppropriations Act ( P.L. ![]() Congress acted on these requests in the FY2004 National Defense Authorization Act Purposes, as compared with the current 24-36 month time that was set shortly after the end of theĬold War. States to conduct a nuclear test within 18 months of a presidential order to test, and for related Which an existing bomb would be converted into a weapon able to penetrate into the ground beforeĭetonating to improve its ability to destroy buried targets and (4) $25 million to enable the United Technology (3) $15 million to continue a study of the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP), in To complement these weapons so as to improve U.S.Ībility to deal with new, more dispersed threats in various countries, the Administration sought toĪccordingly, the FY2004 request included four nuclear weapon initiatives: (1) rescinding theīan that Congress imposed in 1993 on R&D on low-yield nuclear weapons (2) $6 million forĪdvanced Concepts Initiative (ACI) to begin certain studies of weapon-related science and It planned to retain Cold War-era nuclear weapons, which would suffice for manyĬontingencies, though at reduced numbers. Relationship with Russia was "very inappropriate" and that this nation must be able to deal with new The Bush Administration completed its congressionally-mandated Nuclear Posture Review inĭecember 2001.
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