Earth-penetrating nukes may not violate restrictions, says DOE official

The Pentagon's interest in repackaging existing nuclear payloads on earth-penetrating weapons may not violate the 1994 congressional ban on developing new nuclear weapons, according to Gen. John A. Gordon, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and undersecretary of energy...

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