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Nature 438, 139 (10 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438139b; Published online 9 November 2005

Bush buries US bunker-buster project

Geoff Brumfiel

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Plans for ground-penetrating nuclear warhead scrapped.

Bowing to congressional pressure, the administration of President George W. Bush has killed a programme to design a nuclear warhead capable of striking targets buried deep in the ground.