{"id":41529,"date":"2018-09-20T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/20\/democrats-trying-to-ban-low-yield-nuclear-warhead\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:15:27","slug":"democrats-trying-to-ban-low-yield-nuclear-warhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/09\/20\/democrats-trying-to-ban-low-yield-nuclear-warhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats trying to ban low-yield nuclear warhead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON &#8211; A group of Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the Defense Department from developing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-triad\/2018\/04\/17\/trump-administration-repurposes-65-million-for-new-nuclear-warhead-design\/\" target=_blank>low-yield nuclear warhead<\/a>, arguing it could fuel a dangerous arms race and hasten nuclear war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new warhead, for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, would also siphon money from other military needs, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/defense-news-conference\/2018\/09\/05\/cuts-to-nuclear-spending-and-oversight-of-socom-what-to-expect-from-a-democratic-hasc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Adam Smith<\/a>, D-Wash., and four other lawmakers who co-sponsored the bill. Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, is a frequent critic of nuclear modernization costs and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/05\/10\/dems-target-low-yield-nukes-but-hasc-approves-trump-plans-on-party-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">opponent of this weapon in particular<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/09\/11\/nuclear-weapons-budget-gets-boost-in-us-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\"> an appropriations package<\/a> this month that applies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-triad\/2018\/04\/17\/trump-administration-repurposes-65-million-for-new-nuclear-warhead-design\/\">$65 million<\/a> to the program. The money pays to modify the W76-1 warhead for the Navy\u2019s Trident II D5 ballistic missile into a W76-2 warhead. (The measure also orders a study of the weapon\u2019s long-term costs.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should not fund President Trump\u2019s request for new low-yield nuclear weapons. His proposal dangerously lowers the threshold to nuclear use and siphons money away from genuine military readiness needs.\u201d Smith said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe already have a nuclear deterrent that is more than adequate to achieve our national security goals. Funding new, low-yield weapons would only draw us further into an unnecessary nuclear arms race and increase the risks of miscalculation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill would prohibit the research, develop, production, and deployment of a low-yield nuclear warheads for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsored by Smith, and Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.; John Garamendi, D-Calif.; Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., it\u2019s called the Hold the LYNE (Low-Yield Nuclear Explosive) Act. It\u2019s just the latest push from Democrats in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/05\/22\/democrats-fight-pentagon-push-for-battlefield-nukes\/\" target=_blank>ongoing battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The requirement for the weapon is part of the Trump administration\u2019s Nuclear Posture Review\u2014meant to deter Russia from using its own arsenal of low-yield nuclear weapons. 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