[lbo-talk] Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator

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rumored to be new subject line of latest spam-malware hybrids (jk):

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CRS ON THE robust nuclear earth penetrator

A new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
provides an update on the pursuit of a new nuclear weapons
concept, the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP).

"RNEP is controversial.  Supporters argue that it is needed to
attack hard and deeply buried targets (such as leadership
bunkers or WMD production facilities) in countries of concern,
thereby deterring or defeating challenges from such nations;
critics assert that RNEP would lower the threshold for use of
nuclear weapons and prompt other nations to develop nuclear
weapons to deter U.S. attack," according to the CRS report.

See "Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Budget Request and Plan,
FY2005-FY2009" by Jonathan Medalia, Congressional Research
Service, April 9:

      http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/crs/RL32347.pdf

Direct public access to CRS reports like this one is not
authorized by the U.S. Congress.

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