Most Americans aren't expecting much out of Washington these days, given the prevalence of partisan gridlock and the power of special interest money. But positive action is possible even in this climate, as evidenced by the recent decision to zero out funding for an unneeded, overpriced plutonium facility that was slated to be built in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The facility's name is a mouthful -- the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Facility (CMRR). It's almost as if the name was chosen to put us all to sleep before we looked too closely at the project, which was designed to increase production capacity for the plutonium components of nuclear warheads. The most important thing to...
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