President Obama has decided to seek a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would call for an end to nuclear testing, a move that leading lawmakers are calling an end run around Congress. Lawmakers fear that a Security Council resolution could constrain the United States and subject American national security decisions to international oversight and potential legal liability. The president decided to move forward with this item after meeting with his entire National Security Council at the White House. The Obama administration and Congress share the blame for the lack of cooperation between the two branches. Corker said Congress still hasn’t been able to see the proposed resolution, and administration officials did not specify any role for Congress in the U.N. effort.

Source: Washington Post August 04, 2016 18:11 UTC