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US lawmakers from New Mexico hold out on review of nuke plan

by Associated Press
| January 13, 2020 2:35 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation find themselves in an awkward position as watchdogs claim the U.S. government is skirting key environmental laws by refusing to closely examine the consequences of increasing production of key plutonium components for the nation's nuclear arsenal.

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