Secretary Donley, I understand that the Air Force has decided to wait until the conclusion of a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) follow-on and the Nuclear Posture Review to make a final decision on whether or not to execute the recertification of the Weapons Storage Area (WSA) at Barksdale AFB, despite Congress appropriating $77 million for the project to fulfill the Air Force's fiscal year 2010 budget request.
Vitter questions the Air Force's delay in WSA recertification pending treaty outcomes.
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