Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear ModernizationRussia Still Willing to Deal With Trump Administration on New START, Ambassador Says
Russia would still do a deal with the Trump Administration to extend the New START nuclear arms-control treaty, but a five-year extension would be best, because negotiating a follow-on treaty […]
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Nuclear ModernizationRecent and Impending DoE Leadership Churn Highlight Need to Fix NNSA Chief’s Term, Nat’l Academies Panel Says
The personnel churn in the Trump administration’s nuclear-weapons enterprise and Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States highlight the urgency of giving the administrator of the National Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAnother Democrat Lawmaker Pushes for Biden Nuclear Posture Overhaul
On Tuesday, another Democratic lawmaker called for President-elect Joe Biden to publish what would be the third U.S. nuclear posture review in as many administrations — a potential step toward […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Weapons Council Needs More Civilian Influence, Ex-DoE Nuke Boss Says
On Wednesday, as Congress prepared for final negotiations on a must-pass bill that could increase the Pentagon’s say over civilian nuclear-weapons programs, the former head of those programs said the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDisarmament Message May Have Cost Dems Chance to Slow ICBM Program, House Armed Services Chair Says
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee had bitter medicine in a big spoon for disarmament advocates Wednesday: getting rid of nuclear weapons is a losing message that may […]
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Navy/USMCCooperating on Nukes Better Than Sharing Them, Navy Strat Systems Chief Says
The Navy is happy to share knowledge about weapons with the Air Force, so long as it does not actually have to share a nuclear weapon with the Air Force, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEarly Buys for Columbia Submarine Components Possible, Caldwell Says
In what could be a boon to submarine subcontractors and the broader nuclear-naval industry, the Navy is looking at buying components for Columbia-class submarines, especially boats that will follow the […]
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Business/FinancialFluor Narrows 2Q Losses; 3Q Report Possible by December
Fluor Corp. [FLR], the financially troubled, Dallas-based Department of Energy contractor, continued to narrow its losses from continuing operations in the second quarter and first six months of 2020, the […]
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Congress
Final Solicitation for Y-12, Pantex Contact Drops; Senate Questions Lack of Competition for DoE, NNSA Contracts
The same day the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requested proposals for a potentially decades-long contract to run two of its three major nuclear weapons production sites, Senate appropriators asked […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Nuke Boss Fired While on Leave; Energy Secretary Tracked Her for Months
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette kept close tabs on then-National Nuclear Security Administration boss Lisa Gordon-Hagerty for months, sending chaperones to her meetings with Congress and monitoring her personal calendar […]