Senate panel approves $10M to prepare for nuclear test 'if necessary'
By Rebecca Kheel - 06/15/20 05:01 PM EDT
The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced an amendment aimed at reducing the amount of time it would take to carry out a nuclear test.
The amendment, offered by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), would make at least $10 million available to “carry out projects related to reducing the time required to execute a nuclear test if necessary,†according to a copy of the measure obtained by The Hill on Monday.
The amendment was approved in a party-line, 14-13 vote during the committee’s closed-door markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week, a congressional aide said.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/502825-senate-panel-approves-10m-to-prepare-for-nuclear-test-if-necessary
