A coalition of 18 House Republicans led by GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter Thursday to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm questioning her decision to allow China and Russia “unprecedented access” to a national security site.
The sending of the letter comes two months after Bloomberg reported that the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration had invited Chinese and Russian officials to visit the DOE’s Nevada national security site to demonstrate that the U.S. maintains a moratorium against nuclear weapons testing.
At the IAEA, the US offers voluntary nuclear test site CBMs in advance #CTBT entered into force to ease tensions between Russia and China. A reiteration of a proposal from the NNSA administrator in June. US, Russian and Chinese officials should explore the option. https://t.co/IQJqP5wJ8v road @bpolitics
— Daryl G Kimball (@DarylGKimball) September 29, 2023
The good news is that neither China nor Russia responded to the invitation. But this, according to Stefanik, is not enough.
“I am leading my colleagues in demanding that President Biden rescind this misguided invitation to our adversaries in Beijing and Moscow that gives them unprecedented access and insight into our nuclear weapons,” Stefanik said. Fox News in a statement.
“Inviting Communist China and Russia to have a front-row seat to our sensitive nuclear weapons tests will give them invaluable information on how to defeat our nuclear capabilities and improve their own,” he added.
“At a time when our adversaries are building up their nuclear stockpiles to undermine America’s leadership, allowing them access to one of our nuclear test sites will only advance that quest and lead to our own destruction,” he said. continue
Rep. Doug Lamborn agreed with Stefanik’s assessment. Speaking on Fox News, he argued that allowing a foreign adversary access to secure US sites “allows them to hijack our methods and procedures and destroys deterrence.”
“As chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, one of my priorities has been to strengthen and protect our nuclear arsenal. In today’s world, nothing could endanger our national security more than losing this advantage . I was surprised to hear recent reports of Biden administration officials inviting citizens of our two great adversaries to observe US nuclear weapons testing,” he said.
“Russia and China should not have privileged access to our tests. Both countries have had many opportunities to be more open about developing and deploying nuclear weapons and they refuse to do so. The amendment I filing on this matter will stop the Biden administration’s last lapse in judgment,” he added.
According to Fox News, he introduced a bill last month that would ban foreign nationals from setting foot in U.S. domestic laboratories and witnessing nuclear weapons tests. The bill was reportedly added as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Accreditation Act.
Today I fought for citizens on the DOE’s list of sensitive countries to see nuclear tests at our national laboratories. No foreigner should witness our nuclear weapons testing operations.
The administration’s current approach to appease China and Russia must end https://t.co/m0fhVq2y7d https://t.co/sIJn649H6S
— Rep. Doug Lamborn (@RepDLamborn) October 26, 2023
“From Los Alamos to Oak Ridge, our national laboratories perform critical national security activities that are the foundation of our defense. They oversee the management of our national stockpiles, which keep our nuclear deterrent safe, credible and effective “, he said in a statement at the time.
“I was shocked to hear recent reports of Biden administration officials inviting citizens of our two major adversaries to observe US nuclear weapons testing. Russia and China should not have privileged access to our tests. This is the latest in a series of misguided and naive national security actions by Biden administration officials,” he added.
Returning to the letter to Granholm, Stefanik, Lamborn and others warned that China and Russia will have no reason to slow or stop their own nuclear development “if they are given that access.”
“The Biden administration’s willingness to allow our strategic rivals this unprecedented access to our sensitive nuclear tests will only embolden their efforts to increase their offensive capabilities,” they wrote.
“Once again, the Biden Administration is rewarding our adversaries with access to our sensitive nuclear technology without demanding anything in return. Giving our adversaries free access to our nuclear tests will only serve to undermine our interests and worsen destabilization international crisis we face because of the weakness of the Biden Administration on the world stage,” they added.
The letter was also signed by the representatives. Rob Wittman, Joe Wilson, James Moylan, Bill Posey, Pat Fallon, Chris Smith, Ashley Hinson, Carlos Gimenez, Scott DesJarlais, John Moolenaar, Lance Gooden, Brett Guthrie, Dale Strong, Julia Letlow, Robert Aderholt and Brad Wenstrup.
“The idea of giving America’s adversaries access to our military sites, and allowing them to obtain information about US nuclear capabilities, is deeply alarming and fundamentally absurd,” Wittman told Fox News.
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