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Biden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues

Biden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met virtually on Nov. 15.

As the Biden administration conducts its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the administration is opposing a draft defense authorization bill provision that would prohibit a reduction below 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman III ICBMs. Section 1626 of a House report on its version of the bill "would prohibit the Department of Defense from reducing, or preparing to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States during fiscal year 2022." "It would also prohibit the Department…

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