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For Immediate Release
Contact:

Peter Bjork
Phone: 202.408.5565

Groups Praise Defense and State Departments for Releasing Nuclear Posture Review

Today, CREW and other nonprofit groups sent a letter to Defense
Secretary Robert Gates and Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher,
lauding the government for its decision to publish the Nuclear Posture
Review (NPR) Report and disclose the size of the U.S.'s nuclear
stockpile.

WASHINGTON

Today, CREW and other nonprofit groups sent a letter to Defense
Secretary Robert Gates and Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher,
lauding the government for its decision to publish the Nuclear Posture
Review (NPR) Report and disclose the size of the U.S.'s nuclear
stockpile.

Transparency in matters of nuclear security is
essential to ensuring a clear and informed debate, and both the NPR and
the nuclear stockpile information are vital keys to such deliberation.

Click
here
to read the letter to Secretary Gates and Under Secretary
Tauscher

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach.