Congress approves aid for maker of propellant chemical

Congress has approved funding to shore up one of only two U.S. companies that produce nitrocellulose, a chemical used to make propellant for missiles and other weapons. The fiscal 2002 defense appropriations conference report, which the House and Senate passed Dec. 20, directs the Defense Department...

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