Vice President Joe Biden recently wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal outlining the Obama administration’s nuclear policy.  In typical Obama administration fashion, he blamed the preceding administration for “the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.”  His claim of neglect is simply inaccurate.  President George W. Bush made several attempts to revitalize the nuclear weapons complex and exercise the highly trained work force.  Unfortunately, these efforts were halted by Congress on multiple occasions.  Here are just a few examples:

• In 2005, Congress discontinued funding for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator.
• In the FY08 Defense Appropriations Bill, Congress slashed funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program…