US panel limits Obama's authority on nukes
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US lawmakers voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama's authority to reduce America's nuclear arsenal and implement a US-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December.
Over the objections of the Defense Department and Democrats, the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would prohibit money to take nuclear weapons out of operation unless the administration provides a report to Congress on how it plans to modernize the remaining weapons. The panel also adopted an amendment that says the president may not change the target list or move weapons out of Europe until he reports to Congress. (AP)
