,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4  
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1   
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,murphy1 & ,mr4  
,s&]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! rese>* & developm5t1 production1 &    
deploym5t ( ! ,trid5t ,d#e l[-yield     
nucle> w>head1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,hold ! ,l[-,yield ,nucle> ,explosive   
,act or ! ,hold ! ,,lyne ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates has an unp>allel$ nucle> 
ars5al1 includ+ #a1cej /rategic nucle>  
w>heads deploy$ on int]cont95tal        
balli/ic missiles1 subm>9e-laun*$       
balli/ic missiles1 & /rategic bomb]s4   
7#b7 ,a new l[-yield nucle> weapon to be
 c>ri$ on a balli/ic missile subm>9e    
risks l[]+ ! ?re%old = nucle> use &     
increas+ ! *ance ( miscalculation t c\ld

 escalate into all-out nucle> ex*ange4  
7#c7 ,:5 laun*$1 su* a l[-yield nucle>  
w>head w\ld be indi/+ui%able to an      
adv]s>y f ! high-yield ,w#gf & ,w#hh    
subm>9e-laun*$ w>heads4  7#d7 ,on       
,janu>y #be1 #bjah1 =m] ,secret>y (     
,/ate ,george ,s*ultz te/ifi$ be=e !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
t ,a nucle> weapon is a nucle> weapon4  
,y use a small "o1 & !n y g to a bigg]  
"o4 ,i ?9k nucle> weapons are nucle>    
weapons & we ne$ to draw ! l9e !re44    
7#e7 ,=m] ,s5ator ,sam ,nunn & =m]      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy ,erne/ ,moniz /at$ 9 
an op-ed on ,febru>y #a1 #bjah1 t1 ,!   
mo/ imm$iate priority %\ld be to        
/ructure & po/ure ,u4,s4 & ,russian     
nucle> =ces to det] nucle> use & r$uce !
 risk ( an accid5tal1 mi/ak5 or         
unau?oriz$ laun*4 ,aga9/ ?is backdrop1 !
 curr5t ,russian concept ( escalate to  
de-escalate--i4e41 limit$ nucle> use    
design$ to create a pause 9 ! conflict &
 op5 a pa?way = a negotiat$ settlem5t on
 ,mosc['s t]ms--& ,u4,s4 calls = m      

usable nucle> weapons tak5 toge!r make !
 _w a va/ly m dang]\s place44  7#f7 ,!  
balli/ic missile subm>9es ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates h nev] c>ri$ l[-yield nucle>     
w>heads1 & sett+ a hi/orical prec$5t    
c\ld und]m9e ! unique & p>am\nt role (  
balli/ic-missile subm>9es z ! assur$1   
survivable second-/rike capability ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to det] l>ge-scale nucle> 
w>4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld reject  
policies t increase ! likelihood (      
nucle> w> & weak5 national security1    
includ+ inve/m5ts 9 l[-yield nucle>     
weapons4  #c4 ,prohibition on rese>* &  
developm5t1 production1 & deploym5t (   
,trid5t ,d#e l[-yield nucle> w>head  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjai or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be obligat$ or   
exp5d$ = ! rese>* & developm5t1         
production1 or deploym5t ( ! ,trid5t    
,d#e l[-yield nucle> w>head4  7b7       

,con=m+ repeal & re/oration ,section    
#caaa ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb 
,/at4 #bbhi7 is repeal$1 & ! provisions 
( law am5d$ by su* section are re/or$ z 
if su* section _h n be5 enact$4