Even though the U.S. has entered multiple nuclear disarmament agreements with various countries over the past few decades, it was recently revealed that the government is actually ramping up its nuclear efforts, and now, a government report obtained by The Wall Street Journal states that the government is delaying the process of dismantling old nukes in case there is a potentially catastrophic asteroid threatening Earth.
Citing an April report by the Government Accountability Office, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the specific nuclear warhead components being retained by the U.S. government were originally intended to be disassembled in 2015.
According to the report, these nuclear components will instead be kept "pending a senior-level government evaluation of their use in planetary defense against earthbound asteroids." .... http://www.hngn.com
