A vocal proponent for the proliferation of the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal was arrested on two felony child molestation charges in Albuquerque where he was the instructor of a nuclear studies school at the nation’s leading nuke base.
Prior to his September arrest Adam Lowther, 41, had been director of the School for Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico since its development in 2015 – the base of historical record in the development of the U.S. as the leading nuclear power.
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