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Obama's budget proposed a large increase in nuclear weapons spending

The latest federal budget request includes a large increase in spending for nuclear weapons. Such an increase contradicts President Obama's speech in Prague last April, during which he seemed to signal a commitment to significant nuclear disarmament.

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