Alissa Tabirian
Articles By Alissa
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Air ForceNNSA Updates B61 LEP Cost Estimate to $8.25 Billion
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb life-extension program will cost an estimated $8.25 billion, according to an update issued recently upon the completion of the program’s […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Submits GBSD Bid, Announces Teaming Contractors
Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered Tuesday its proposal for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) contract competition, and on Thursday identified the team of […]
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InternationalU.S.-Russian Plutonium Disposition Deal Collapses Under Weight of MOX Battle
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signing Monday of a decree halting his nation’s participation in a bilateral agreement with the United States through which each country would dispose of 34 metric tons […]
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InternationalUpdated New START Data Shows Steady Arsenal Cuts, Russian Warhead Uptick
The United States and Russia largely continue to reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons in line with the mandates of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), with […]
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InternationalRussia Suspends Nuclear and Energy R&D, HEU Conversion Agreements with U.S.
The Russian government on Wednesday suspended agreements for cooperation with the United States on nuclear- and energy-related scientific research and development and the conversion of Russian research reactors from highly enriched […]
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UncategorizedNavy, Air Force Conduct Ballistic Missile Tests
The Navy and Air Force recently conducted two strategic missile tests to validate the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, U.S. Strategic Command said Monday. An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, […]
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UncategorizedGAO Directs DoE to Explore M&O Contracting Alternatives
The Department of Energy (DoE) is not doing enough to explore alternative approaches to its management and operating (M&O) contracts, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released […]
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NNSA Site Leaders Warn: Deferred Maintenance Funding Falling Short
Members of Congress and the heads of several National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites said Wednesday that the agency will be unable to significantly reduce the $3.7 billion backlog of […]
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GBSD Program Enters Next Phase of Acquisition
The Air Force said Thursday that its Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) procurement has entered the technology maturation and risk reduction phase following the Aug. 23 approval of the program’s Milestone […]
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UncategorizedGAO: DoE Yet to Use Special Authority to Bar Weapon Component Suppliers
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has yet to use a special authority given to the position two years ago by Congress to prohibit procurements from potentially risky nuclear-weapon component suppliers, the Government […]