Nuclear

Anderson pitched the idea as a means to raise state revenue.

But conservation groups and other opponents said the U.S. has enough uranium stockpiled to supply decades' worth of defense needs.

There are doubts about whether Kim would ever voluntarily deal away an arsenal that he may see as his strongest guarantee of survival.

North Korea has cut off virtually all diplomatic activity with the South amid the stalemate in nuclear negotiations.

The two leaders met again at the Korean border in late June and agreed to restart diplomacy, but there have no public meetings between the sides since then.

The panel will hear from U.S. Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials, among others.

In prosecuting the cases at F.E. Warren, the Air Force asserted that LSD users can experience "profound effects" from even small amounts.

The sprawling Hanford Nuclear Reservation site is about half the size of Rhode Island.

The Air Force is reconsidering some old proposals as it searches for cures to the woes of its nuclear missile corps.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering military leaders to put a renewed emphasis on moral behavior across the force following a series of ethical lapses that have included cheating scandals among the Navy and Air Force's nuclear missions.