RIP for RNEP? Nuke program has bipartisan opposition

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Representative Dave Hobson, chairman of the House Appropriation Committee energy and water development subcommittee, has halted the funding of a new weapon called Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) and an arsenal of new nuclear weapons. Hobson feels that the nuclear stockpile will not be effective against their new enemies and the scarce national resources should be spent on some other competing national priority.

International politics, Military policy, Nuclear arms control, Tactical nuclear weapons, Hobson, Dave

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Swift passage of intelligence reform bill seen in Senate, House

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Senate and House backers of intelligence reform legislation have predicted that the bill will find a swift passage in Senate. The bill builds on the excellent strong foundation of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations and it would also establish a national intelligence director with strong budget, personnel, and other authorities to break down stovepipes and knit intelligence agencies into an agile network.

Intelligence service, Military reform

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Airport anti-explosives tech stalls on funding controversy

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The September 11 attacks has brought more importance to the process of screening airline baggage for explosives, but federal money issues are slowing implementation of new systems to do the job. Neither the Bush administration nor Congress is coming up with necessary funds for a new generation of airport screening systems

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, Airports, flying fields, & services, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, Airport Operations, Display Devices, Airport Security Services, Annunciators, Gauges & Displays, Usage, Display devices (Electronics), Information display systems, Airport security, Antiterrorism measures

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