Most of that is gone, Pierce says, and for all the commitment to "Save the Bay" he is of the view little progress has been made, and that development on the shoreline, population growth in the area and runoff from area farms and lawns have greatly outpaced conservation and restoration efforts.

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To preserve the credibility of U.S. anti-proliferation efforts and the message to our allies and potential adversaries that we mean business on ensuring the safe, benign global development of nuclear energy, it is essential that we view the Cienfuegos nuclear project as a litmus test of American political will for the 21st century.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Excerpts of TESTIMONY BY ROGER W. ROBINSON, JR.

Consequently, to preserve the credibility of U.S. anti-proliferation efforts and the message to our allies and potential adversaries that we mean business on ensuring the safe, benign global development of nuclear energy, it is essential that we view the Cienfuegos nuclear project as a litmus test of American political will for the 21st century.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: CUBA AND THE JURAGUA NUCLEAR POWER COMPLEX