In a move that has received little or no publicity, congressional Republicans added a clause to the Defense Appropriation Bill for next year requiring the Obama administration to consult with countries in the Western Pacific about stationing even more forces – including tactical nuclear weapons – in the region. Senator Richard Lugar has advised me that since there has been little or no objection to the amendment from the White House, he sees no reason why it will not pass the Senate.
这还不止。在一个几乎得不到公众支持的运动中，国会的共和党人在下一年的国防经费法案当中增加了一条规定，要求奥巴马政府和西太平洋国家就加派驻军进行协商——包括在该地区的战略性核武器。参议员理查德鲁嘉向我表示，说既然白宫的修正案几乎没有遭到反对，他不觉得有任何理由不通过参议院法案。