News: US Senate committee agrees to lift ban on development of small-scale nukes

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&e=4&u=/afp/us_politics_nuclear

"Proponents say the measure is necessary to counter emerging threats and because countries such as North Korea (news - web sites), India and Pakistan do not observe non-proliferation treaties. ... The new bunker-buster would be a redesign of an existing nuclear weapon, and would have yields six times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, The Los Angeles Times said. "

Can someone please stop the world? I'd like to get off now.

Cheers,
Steve
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