Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear ModernizationDepartment of Energy Releases Draft Solicitation for New Savannah River Site Contract, Including Nuke Weapons Work
The Department of Energy on Tuesday released a draft solicitation for a Savannah River Site management and operations contract that could be worth nearly $15 billion over 10 years, including […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Former Air Force Colonel Takes Charge of Honeywell’s NNSA Work
An internal reorganization at Honeywell [HON] Aerospace has put the company’s work on four management and operations contracts with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the management of single retired […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTop Nuke Targeting Officer Says U.S. At ‘Disadvantage’ Without Multilateral Nuke Reduction Treaty
OMAHA, Neb. — The United States could be at a strategic disadvantage without a multilateral nuclear arms-reduction treaty, the Navy admiral in charge of setting targets for U.S. nuclear weapons […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Chief: Air Force Will Replace Huey ‘If I Have To Die Trying’
OMAHA, Neb.–The Air Force will buy a new helicopter to protect its nuclear missile fields even if it kills Air Force Gen. John Hyten or he is forced to murder […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Commander Says NNSA Must Resolve Pit Problems By Year’s End
OMAHA, Neb. — The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) may not be able to produce 80 nuclear-warhead cores a year by 2030 unless by the end of this year it […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Congress Releases DoE Nuke Details in NDAA Ahead of Thursday Vote
The House could vote Thursday morning on a compromise defense spending bill that would allow the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to build a new low-yield nuclear warhead in fiscal […]
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Nuclear ModernizationReturning Nuke Weapons Lab to Non-Profit Structure Key in Big Contract Win, Incoming Management Partner Says
Excising the profit-seeking mindset from the Los Alamos National Laboratory was key to keeping the University of California on the storied nuclear-weapons lab’s management team, an executive with the massive […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA Could Take Tritium Mission Away From Savannah River Site
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is considering a radical restructuring of its nuclear weapons mission at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, including moving some work to another […]
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UncategorizedDespite Opposition to New Warhead Funding, Feinstein Signals Support for NNSA Budget Bill
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who this week voted against the Senate’s 2019 National Defense Authorization Act because it would authorize the Department of Energy to create a low-yield nuclear warhead, […]
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BudgetSenate Could Clear DoE to Start Developing New Nukes Without Congressional Clearance
The Department of Energy could be allowed to develop new nuclear warheads, or modify existing ones, without permission from Congress, after the Senate on Thursday defeated an amendment to its […]