Rep. Ellen Tauscher Statement on AAAS Study on Reliable Replacement Warhead

Chairman of Strategic Forces Subcommittee Stresses Need for Clear Policy Objectives

“The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) report is extremely consistent with what I have been saying and informs the direction Congress should take in the future.  If the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) is going to move forward and we are to realize the program’s real potential, its risks must be identified and clear policy objectives must be outlined.  The Bush administration has to make it clear that RRW will not come at the expense of stockpile stewardship and that a real commitment to not-testing exists.  This report reflects my strong beliefs on that, and I look forward working within the proposed framework to ensure these conditions are met so the program can move forward.”