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Dan Leone
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Nuclear ModernizationCurrent 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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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 […]
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Air ForceBoeing Triggers Nuclear Option, Walks Away From ‘Unfair’ ICBM Competition
Citing “unfair” competition from a rival with a captive solid rocket motor business, Boeing Co. [BA] this week walked away from a potentially $25 billion Air Force contract to build […]
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BudgetDoE Faces Fight to Hit Requested 2020 Nuclear Weapons Budget, Even After Caps Deal
The just-announced budget caps deal provides $2.5 billion more in base defense spending than the 2020 budget the House has already approved, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force to Award Big ICBM Manufacturing Contract By End of Summer 2020
The Air Force plans to award a contract sometime between July and September of 2020 to build the U.S.’ next nuclear-tipped, intercontinental ballistic missile, the service said Tuesday. The Air […]
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Defeated in Committee, Minuteman III Extension Study Resurfaces on House Floor With Renewed Support
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee clashed Thursday on the House floor about whether a proposed amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would delay modernization of […]
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CongressAll The DoE Nuclear Reports Ordered by the Senate’s 2020 NDAA, Annotated
The U.S. Senate’s recently passed version of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act calls for nine reports or briefings on Department of Energy nuclear weapon programs. Sister publication Nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSettlement Talks Collapse in South Carolina’s $200-Million Plutonium Lawsuit
South Carolina and the Department of Energy said last week they had failed to settle a $200 million lawsuit over the federal government’s failure to begin removing weapon-usable plutonium from […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSenate NDAA Passes in Landslide; Amendments Tighten NNSA Pit Requirements, Require Report on ICBM Warhead Delays
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that would authorize all the White House’s requested funding for nuclear modernization programs at the Department of Energy […]