WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, emphasized the global potential of nuclear proliferation as the United States defense posture pivots to prioritize cost-sharing among allies, and with it the likelihood of nuclear weapons development by allies. More specifically, in a hearing of the wider Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King spoke with former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, the Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, about the risks of the American "withdrawal of extended deterrence" and how it would lead to more countries with nuclear capabilities.
Senator King began, "There is a tr...