WASHINGTON DC -- On Wednesday, May 14th, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability together with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Peace Action, Women's Actions for New Directions (WAND) met with Senator Diane Feinstein at her office in Washington, DC.
The groups presented her with an award for introducing the Nuclear Policy and Posture Review Act of 2007 (S. 1914), which requires nuclear policy and posture reviews that consider international nuclear disarmament obligations and that incorporate public input where possible. The bill also eliminates funding for the Bush Administration’s proposed new generation of nuclear weapons, the Reliable Replacement Warhead, until these policy and posture reviews are completed.
Addressing S.1914’s impact on a new generation of nuclear weapons, Senator Feinstein said, “It is clear to me that the Bush Administration is trying to reopen the nuclear door by attempting to speed research into this new warhead. A thorough and detailed analysis of nuclear weapons policy and posture is needed before Congress can decide whether to move forward with this program.”
Nickolas Roth, Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Washington, DC office, said, “Senator Feinstein has been instrumental in persuading Congress to require a much-needed reexamination of US nuclear policy. This kind of leadership is essential in eliminating the role of nuclear weapons in US foreign policy.”