'BUNKER BUSTING' WEAPONS

Kerry was not accurate when he asserted that Bush is spending "hundreds of millions of dollars to research bunker-busting nuclear weapons." In fact, the budget for research on that weapon is less that $35 million.

The administration has set aside almost $500 million for future budgets in case the president and Congress agree to go ahead with the production of such a weapon.

Related Links

For The Record: Few Factual Errors, but Truth at Times Got Stretched (Washington Post, Oct. 1)

Kerry Proposes Nuclear Plan (Washington Post, June 2)

$27 Million Sought for Nuclear Arms Study (Washington Post, March 21)