{"id":986453,"date":"2021-11-08T19:14:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T00:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986453"},"modified":"2021-11-08T19:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T00:14:54","slug":"house-gop-biden-must-explain-push-to-reduce-role-of-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-biden-must-explain-push-to-reduce-role-of-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP: Biden must explain push to reduce role of nuclear weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-biden-must-explain-push-to-reduce-role-of-nuclear-weapons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2574504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2574504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 SEPTEMBER 29: Ranking Member Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Ending the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan in the Rayburn House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:37 PM PT \u2013 Monday, November 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Biden administration about its proposed changes to America\u2019s use of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, top House Republicans highlighted the concerns by U.S. allies over Joe Biden\u2019s proposal to limit the conditions under which America would consider a nuclear strike. Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a letter to both state and defense secretaries requesting clarifications on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the State Department said it\u2019s seeking to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. national security strategy. However, Republicans worry such a policy shift would give another strategic advantage to China.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns among lawmakers began to surface when Biden suggested he may support a \u201cno first-use\u201d policy back in 2017, saying \u201cgiven our non-nuclear capabilities and the nature of today\u2019s threats, it\u2019s hard to envision a plausible scenario in which the first use of nuclear weapons by the United States would be necessary. Or make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Top Republicans on House foreign affairs &amp; armed services committee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcCaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMcCaul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeRogersAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeRogersAL<\/a> ask state department &amp; pentagon for allies\u2019 responses following our recent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nuclear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nuclear<\/a> scoop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yvMXcCXkh\">https:\/\/t.co\/3yvMXcCXkh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2L2dM4WcAB\">pic.twitter.com\/2L2dM4WcAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Demetri Sevastopulo (@Dimi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dimi\/status\/1457803825323016193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the State Department\u2019s latest statement highlighted \u201ctaking steps to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in the U.S. national security strategy, while ensuring the U.S. strategic deterrent remains safe, secure and effective, and that U.S. extended deterrence commitments to U.S. allies remain strong and credible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has not yet responded to the letter brought forth by McCaul and Rogers.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/legal-experts-kyle-rittenhouse-has-strong-self-defense-claim\/\">Defense Lays Out Self-Defense Case For Kyle Rittenhouse In Opening Arguments<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 SEPTEMBER 29: Ranking Member Rep. 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