Senate Votes to Continue Arms Research

[Snazzy]

Senate Votes to Continue Arms Research

Jun 15, 7:38 PM (ET)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration's research into new nuclear "bunker buster" and "mini-nuke" nuclear warheads survived a vote Tuesday in the Senate after a House subcommittee refused last week to provide any more money for it.

By a 55-42 vote, the Senate rejected an amendment to a $447 billion defense bill that would cancel further research on the proposed weapons.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., an amendment sponsor, said before the vote that while the United States preaches nonproliferation, development of the weapons would say to the world: "Don't do what we do. Do what we say."

"We are practicing the ultimate hypocrisy," she said.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040615/D837OGOO1.html

Democrats No

Bayh, Ind.; Hollings, S.C.; Miller, Ga.; Nelson, Fla.; Nelson, Neb.

Democrats Not Voting

Kerry, Mass.; Leahy, Vt.

Republicans Yes

Chafee, R.I.

[Dover]

1. Isn't this actually the REASON for wars...to keep the military industrial

complex pumping out its weapons trade? And we continue to just go along....

[maggrwaggr]

2. but this is about nukes

a little different

[struggle4progress]

3. kick

:kick: