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Strategic Forces Subcommittee Approves Nuclear Weapons Council Changes, Pantex Modernization study for NDAA

Strategic Forces Subcommittee Approves Nuclear Weapons Council Changes, Pantex Modernization study for NDAA
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The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee approved its contributions to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday, kicking up to the full committee a package of reforms for the Nuclear Weapons Council and an order to study modernization of the Pantex Plant, among other things. The subcommittee completed its markup without debate and without amendments, which in recent years has been the usual order of business. Big debates over nuclear weapons policy, including how much to spend…

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