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When Nuclear Spending Comes at the Expense of the Troops
Supporting the troops is an important value for many Americans. Unfortunately, both soldiers and veterans often get short shrift when it comes to actually allocating budgets. Read more »
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Posted by Margaret Swink on May 10, 2012
Board of Directors, CMRR, Got Your Six, House Armed Services Committee, Los Alamos, Michael Douglas, Military, Nuclear Budget, veterans
When the Nuclear Budget Binge Ended
Washington is slowly moving toward tightening budgets and being smarter with its security dollars. The President’s budget request, released yesterday, showed that spending smarter means trimming excessive spending on Cold War-era nuclear weapons systems. Read more »
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Posted by Ben Loehrke on February 14, 2012
budget, CMRR, cuts, Debt, Nuclear Budget, Policy Guidance, President Obama, SSBNX, Triad
SANE Act Calls for Cuts to Nuclear Budget
After months of work on the campaign to slash the nuclear weapons budget, the concept is firmly taking hold in Congress. Read more »
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Posted by Megan Murphy on February 9, 2012
budget, CMRR, Congress, Ed Markey, Los Alamos, Nuclear Budget, SANE Act