Number: RL32347
Title: "Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005 and FY2007
Authors: Jonathan Medalia, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report discusses the history of RNEP in Congress and the Administration for the FY2005 and FY2006 budget cycles. For a more extensive history and technical background, see CRS Report RL32130, Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, Earth Penetrators, Test Readiness, and CRS Report RL32599, ‘Bunker Busters': Sources of Confusion in the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Debate. Any consideration of RNEP in the second session of the 109th Congress may hinge on whether the Administration requests funds for the program in the FY2007 budget.
Pages: 21
Date: February 21, 2006