December 1, 2003

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  Bush plans new nuclear weapons
  
  'Bunker-buster' bombs set to end 10-year research ban
  
  Paul Harris in New York
  Sunday November 30, 2003
  The Observer
  
  The United States is embarking on a multimillion-dollar expansion of its nuclear arsenal, prompting fears it may lead the world into a new arms race.

  
  

  The Bush administration is pushing ahead with the development of a new generation of weapons, dubbed 'mini-nukes', ...

  
  

  But critics say the weapons won't work and doubt claims that the radiation will remain underground.

  
  

  Critics also say America's willingness to deploy them will blur the distinction between nuclear war and conventional conflict. 

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