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Bush signs bill study new generation nukes { December 2 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1001740.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1001740.htm Last Update: Tuesday, December 2, 2003. 2:42pm (AEDT) Bush signs bill allowing study of new generation of nukes US President George W Bush has put his stamp of approval on a bill allocating millions of dollars for research into new types of nuclear weapons and for bolstering readiness at the Nevada nuclear test site. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Mr Bush had signed into law the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2004 that contains funds for the US Department of Energy and its nuclear programs. The measure includes $US7.5 million to study the possibility of developing so-called "bunker-busting" nuclear bombs officials say would enhance America's ability to destroy underground command and control centres and hidden arms depots. An additional $US6 million have been earmarked to study low-yield nuclear weapons that some experts believe could be useful in high-precision strikes. Experts say a five-kilotonne or smaller nuclear explosive detonated, for example, right on a missile silo door will vaporise both the door and the missile inside. The measures also contains $US24.9 million to heighten readiness at the Nevada test site to enable it to conduct a nuclear test 24-months after the White House decides to do so. The Bush administration had been insisting on an 18-month readiness window, down from the current 36 months. But US Congress chose to tamp down the request in the face of vocal opposition from disarmament experts, who have interpreted it as a sign of the Bush administration's weakening determination to maintain a moratorium on nuclear tests. Overall, Congress allocated $US6.3 billion for nuclear weapon activities in fiscal 2004 -- $US303 million more than last year, but $US94 million below Mr Bush's request. -- AFP

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