bye bye bunker buster

In a surprising rebuke of the Bushministration, Congress squelches research on new nukes (from SF Gate)

Opponents of the new programs were ecstatic.

"This responsible decision demonstrates the growing bipartisan concern and distrust of the Bush administration's irresponsible and risky nuclear policy," Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek, said in a statement after the appropriations bill was passed last weekend.

"The administration is using the war on terrorism as a flimsy excuse to find new uses for existing nuclear weapons and new nuclear weapons -- weapons that the Pentagon hasn't even officially asked for."

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