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United States I: NNSA Shuts Down Nuclear Weapons Advisory Committee The U.S. Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration has decided to shut down an official advisory committee formed to evaluate the agency’s efforts to research new nuclear weapons, Energy Daily reported today (see GSN, July 17). U.S. Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) yesterday announced the decision to end the committee and criticized the NNSA for not announcing the move itself. He indicated that the NNSA’s decision to shut down the committee was an attempt by the Bush administration to prevent oversight of White House plans to create new types of nuclear weapons, according to Energy Daily. In a letter to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Markey said he was “uncomfortable” with the decision to end the committee. The move leaves only the Nuclear Weapons Council, made up of active officials from the military, Energy and the Defense Department, responsible for reviewing U.S. nuclear weapons policy, he said. “This complex and important mission demands outside guidance unbiased by institutional preconceptions and preferences,” Markey said. NNSA officials did not respond to requests for comment, Energy Daily reported (George Lobsenz, Energy Daily, July 30).
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