Lawmakers want to ban US from using nuclear weapons first

Published January 30, 2019 10:58pm ET



Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation Wednesday that would restrict the U.S. from initiating use of nuclear weapons.

Spearheaded by Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Senate Armed Services Committee members Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the lawmakers argued that “our current nuclear strategy is not just outdated — it is dangerous.”

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