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13-H1506 on Apr 11, 2013

1. to arm a B-2 or B-52 aircraft with a nuclear weapon;
2. for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft;
3. to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons; or
4. for the B61 or W78 life extension program.

• Requires that, beginning in FY2014, the Navy shall include no more than eight operational ballistic-missile submarines available for deployment.
• Prohibits using DOD funds for FY2014 or thereafter to maintain more than 200 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and 250 submarine-launched ballistic missiles
• Prohibits funding RDT&E or procurement of a new ICBM or for the medium extended air defense system.

Opponent's argument against bill: (Twitchy blog, "Who said what?", twitchy.com): North Korea has evidently been conducting nuclear device tests, and the timing couldn't be better, of course, as President Obama is expected to call for a reduction in nuclear arms tonight in his State of the Union address. Mass. Rep. Ed Markey is totall

Participating counts on VoteMatch question 15. Question 15: Expand the military Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
• Topic: Homeland Security
• Headline: Sponsored defunding nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing (Score: -2)
• Headline 2: Defund nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing (Score: -2)
  
  
• Key for participation codes:
• Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
• Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
• Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
• Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
• Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.