Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear ModernizationB61-12 and W88 Alt-370 Delays Will Cost Up to $850M; W80-4, W87-1 Programs to Foot Bill
It will cost a combined $850 million or so to replace commercial capacitors unsuitable for use with a refurbished nuclear gravity bomb and submarine-launched warhead, a senior National Nuclear Security […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Boost GBSD for 2020
The next-generation, nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missile that Boeing [BA] has vowed not to prime would get $65 million more than the White House requested for 2020, if a bill advanced […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFirst B61-12, W88 Alt 370 Units Face 16-18 Month Delay
It could take a year-and-a-half longer than thought to finish a pair of crucial nuclear weapon refurbishments, a senior National Nuclear Security Administration official said on Wednesday. The first production […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Sandia Director Younger to Retire in December
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) confirmed Wednesday that Stephen Younger will retire as director of the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico effective Dec. 31, after two years […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Halfway Through submarine Missile Tube Fixes; Threatens Exit From Business
BWX Technologies [BWXT] is now about halfway through repairing 12 submarine missile tubes it welded incorrectly in 2018, Rex Geveden, president and chief executive officer of the Lynchburg, Va., nuclear-hardware […]
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InternationalUS, Russia Withdraw From INF Treaty
As long expected, the U.S. officially withdrew Friday from the 32-year-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, triggering a reciprocal withdrawal from Moscow and leaving both parties free to […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Current Nukes Can ‘Get the Job Done’ in the Face of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 Delays, Stratcom No. 2 Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) still expects to be late starting delivery of refurbished nuclear gravity bombs and ballistic missile warheads to the Air Force and Navy, but the […]
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InternationalIn Debate, Warren Makes Case for No-First-Use of Nukes
Debating nine of her rivals for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made her case again for a U.S. policy against first use of […]
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CongressFischer Uses Hyten Hearing as Preamble to NDAA Nuclear Negotiations With House
The Senate’s top nuclear-weapons authorizer pumped Air Force Gen. John Hyten during a Tuesday confirmation hearing for ammunition to use in upcoming conference negotiations with House Democrats, who want to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA ‘Unlikely’ to Deliver First War-Ready W80-4 by 2025, Internal Report Says
The Department of Energy will probably deliver the first nuclear warhead for the next U.S. air-launched cruise missile in 2026: a year later than the department’s official forecast, according to […]