Nuclear Weapons
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UncategorizedEx-Gov’t Officials See Two Options for New Nuclear Armed INF-Range Missile
Former government officials suggested Tuesday the Trump administration could reach for either the retired W84 warhead or the workhorse W80 warhead if it wants a nuclear-tipped option in the post-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces […]
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Members of S.C. Delegation Confirms WH Visit to Save Embattled Plutonium Plant, But Won’t Talk Details
A delegation of high-profile South Carolina politicians met with President Donald Trump Thursday in Washington to make a last-minute plea to save an embattled plutonium-disposal plant in the Palmetto state — […]
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Department of Energy Starts Process to Turn Plutonium Disposal Plant Into Weapon Factory
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week notified MOX Services that the agency will terminate the company’s contract to build a long-delayed plutonium disposal plant at the Savannah River Site in […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Wins Hundreds Of Millions In Trident II Mods
Lockheed Martin [LMT] won hundreds of millions in U.S. Navy contract modifications for work on new procurement of Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) on Sept. 28. The Navy’s […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDems Bill Would Ban Already-Funded Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead
Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislative language that would ban research, development, manufacturing, and fielding of the planned low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic-missile warhead for which Congress approved $65 […]
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BudgetProposed Civilian Nuke Budget Cements Funding for Low-Yield Warhead and Infrastructure Repairs
Congress’ final 2019 budget bill for the National Nuclear Security Administration, unveiled in detail Tuesday, would increase funding for maintenance and cleanup to buildings across the nuclear weapons complex, decrease […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Top HASC Dem Says U.S. Wants to Buy Too Many New ICBMs
The U.S. does not need as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as the Air Force plans to build, and Congress should take another look at a low-yield warhead lawmakers just approved, […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Nuke Weapons Council Chief Wants Plutonium Factory Buildup in S.C. by Mid-2019
The Department of Energy will not be able to deliver 80 new nuclear warhead cores a year in 2030 unless the civilian agency starts building new plutonium processing facilities in […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Federal Safety Board Details Fears of Lost Access at Nuclear Weapons Sites
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) is not convinced, despite statements from the deputy secretary of energy here in an open hearing Tuesday, that the Department of Energy intends to […]
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Nuclear Modernization
New LANL Manager Should Pay Gross Receipts Tax, NM Tax Agency Says
Incoming Los Alamos National Laboratory manager Triad National Security will indeed have to pay a state gross receipts tax of just over 7 percent, a spokesperson for the New Mexico […]