Showing posts with label stockpile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stockpile. Show all posts

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Obama shares size of U.S. nuclear stockpile with the world

President Obama boasted Friday about his administration's exemplary record on transparency related to nuclear materials, and cited as an example his decision to share U.S. security protocols with the world, along with information about the size of the U.S.'s highly enriched uranium stockpile.
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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Agency’s request for 52,000 rounds of ammo for Hoover Dam prompts an inquiry

In a move that’s prompting questions about the stockpiling of weapons by the federal government’s nonmilitary agencies, the Bureau of Reclamation wants to buy 52,000 rounds of ammunition for use in law enforcement at Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.
After learning about the purchase request, Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei vowed to inquire with the bureau about its operations, number of officers carrying firearms and how much ammunition it uses, according Brian Baluta, a spokesman for Amodei.


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