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Obama To Study Moving DoE Weapons Complex To DoD

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Monday, February 9th, 2009

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By George Lobsenz In a change that has been considered and discarded by previous administrations, the Obama administration plans to conduct a study of the costs and benefits of moving the Energy Department's nuclear weapons complex to the Defense Department, according to an internal administration document. The document, which was disclosed by The Albuquerque Journal Wednesday and then obtained by sister publication The Energy Daily, is an undated memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordering…

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