House Committee Leaders Demand Answers, Briefing on White House Nuke Test Talks

摘要

Five Democratic lawmakers, led by the chairs of House committees that control nuclear weapons budgets and policy, onMonday demanded that the Department of Energy and the Pentagon explain recently reported discussions aboutresuming nuclear explosive tests.The powerful House committee leaders want written answers to six questions by June 22 and a briefing from theagencies by June 25, according to their letter. The Washington Post reported prior to Memorial Day that the DonaldTrump administration had discussed conducting a “rapid” nuclear-explosive test, in part as a means of inducing Russiaand China to negotiate a trilateral nuclear arms-control deal.