Levin: Storing nukes is a risk.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse

By storing rather than destroying nuclear warheads, the administration is taking a high risk of encouraging further nuclear proliferation, said Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Levin stated he was disappointed with the Bush administration's posture review on the reduction of the nuclear arsenal.

In his opinion, the administration is "simply deciding unilaterally that we are going to take some weapons off planes and put them in a warehouse-ready to go back on planes in a matter...