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Special 2005 Budget Section
The Fiscal Tug of War
President George W. Bush Feb. 7 sent Congress a $2.57 trillion federal budget request for fiscal year 2006, kicking off an annual debate on arms control, security, and nonproliferation priorities.
Nuclear Bunker Buster Revived in Budget
Even though lawmakers axed such funding last year, the Bush administration is pushing Congress to support a $4 million Department of Energy study for enabling nuclear warheads to penetrate deeper underground before exploding. The Air Force is also asking for $4.5 million in the Pentagon
Ground-Based Interceptor Fails Again
For the second consecutive time, a test of President George W. Bush
Missile Defense Funding Trimmed
President George W. Bush
Modest Hike in Threat Reduction Budget
In his Feb. 7 budget proposal, President George W. Bush called for a modest increase in federal spending for programs that work to secure and dismantle weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related materials worldwide and for an expansion of funding for activities outside Russia and the former Soviet Union.
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