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Familiar Nuke Names Nab Spots on Congress’ New Strategic Posture Commission

Thursday, March 17th, 2022

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Familiar Nuke Names Nab Spots on Congress’ New Strategic Posture Commission

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

A congressionally chartered commission about U.S. strategic posture is stacked with nuclear-savvy appointees, including the woman who led the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) during most of the Donald Trump administration. Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, administrator for NNSA under Trump, will get her direct line to Congress back as one of Sen. Jim Inhofe’s (R-Okla.) two nominees to the commission, which Congress created in the National Defense Act of 2022 to review the strategic posture of U.S. armed forces. Inhofe is the…

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