Don’t expect the rollout of the Obama Administration’s nuclear posture review for several weeks, according to defense and Capitol Hill sources. Officially, the Defense Department is still saying that it will deliver the NPR to Congress this month. But it didn’t meet the March 1 target date set at the end of December for submittal of this document, which will establish US nuclear weapons policy for years to come. “The Administration has concluded that additional time is required to finalize the report and prepare its presentation to Congress and the public,” a Pentagon spokesman told the Daily Report Wednesday. This representative added, “As the NPR nears completion, the report will be carefully reviewed by senior officials and the President.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
