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Dan Leone
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Wraps Up B61-12 Test Regimen on F35-A
Air Force pilots in F-35A aircraft recently wrapped up the final two of 10 guided release tests to certify the jet to carry the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, the Air […]
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Nuclear ModernizationB83 Funds Appear Intact in SASC NDAA; Bill Would Make Periodic Nuclear Posture Reviews Mandary
A service life extension would be authorized for the B83 megaton gravity bomb in 2022 and every new president would have to review U.S. nuclear force posture, if a Senate […]
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Nuclear ModernizationKing Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program to replace nuclear-tipped Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles should proceed as planned and the Biden administration’s nuclear posture review will be “unlike any that […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPoll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Voter Support for ICBM Refresh
A new poll commissioned in August by the Mitchell Institute here shows that a bipartisan group of U.S. voters favored acquisition of a new ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Modernization Based on Obsolete Thinking, STRATCOM Commander Says
The current trillion-dollar nuclear modernization regime is based on obsolete thinking that fails to consider the emerging nuclear danger posed by China, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said Monday […]
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CongressUranium Processing Facility, NNSA Infrastructure, Get Boost in House NDAA; No B83 Funds
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved about $425 million in funding above the president’s request for nuclear-weapons infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 — money that corresponding appropriations bills […]
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DoE Nuke Agency Will Have to Report on Benefits of Competitive M&O Contracts if House NDAA Becomes Law
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would have to report to Congress about the benefits of competitively awarding management and operations contracts for nuclear weapons sites by March 1, if […]
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CongressDoE Nuclear Weapons Authorized for Full Funding and Then Some Under Draft House NDAA
The Democrat-led House Armed Services Committee has proposed authorizing a little more funding than requested for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) portfolio of nuclear weapons programs in fiscal year […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Launched Midnight-Hour Minuteman III Test With Joint Test Assembly
The Air Force on Wednesday morning launched a non-nuclear Minuteman III missile, carrying what the service called a “high-fidelity joint test assembly,” from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The […]
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Nuclear Modernization
‘Massive’ Delays, Bills, Cancellations at NNSA ‘Must End,’ House Armed Services Chair Says
On Monday, not long after senior nuclear-weapons managers gathered outside of Washington and lamented programmatic gear-grinding caused by what they called premature attempts to pin down costs, the House Armed […]