Sarah Salem
Articles By Sarah
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Nuclear ModernizationRussia Maintains Largest Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Report Says
Russia possesses the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, a position it is leveraging alongside an expanding set of strategic capabilities, according to a May 1 report by the Congressional Research Service […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDespite Trillion Dollar Defense Topline, Sentinel And B-21 Receive Cuts, Air Force Explains
The Air Force’s two most expensive nuclear modernization programs are seeing notable year-over-year declines in their budget lines, driven less by program slowdowns than by the absence of one-time congressional […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEnergy Secretary Stresses Importance Of NNSS And Non-Explosive Tests As Lee Presses For Funding
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) on April 15 pressed Energy Secretary Chris Wright over funding instability affecting key projects at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), warning that continued uncertainty could […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWilliams: W80-5 “Ahead of Schedule”, SLCM-N Not In Fiscal 2027 Budget, Will Be In Fiscal 2028
While the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) was not in the White House fiscal 2027 budget request, Brandon Williams, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said it has […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA’s Requested $7 Billion Hike For Seven Modernization Programs And Plutonium Pit Production, Administrator Says
Sen. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, said on Wednesday that it was “hard to see” a reason for the large spike in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSentinel Cost Estimate To Be Provided This Summer
Air Force Gen. Dale White, the director of critical major weapons systems at the Pentagon, said the Sentinel ICBM program will have an official cost estimation by this summer as […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDavid Beck To Deliver Plan For $3.1B NNSA Reconciliation Funds In Next 30 Days
David Beck, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), told Congress Monday he would give them a plan for spending fiscal 2026 reconciliation funds “within […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSen. Fischer Says ‘Listen To The Scientists’ But Be Ready To Test Weapons
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, said she has “faith” the models used at the national labs are good, but it’s “always good […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEnergy Secretary: Los Alamos “Actually Manufacturing Pits” With Goal Of 100 In Trump Administration
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright confirmed Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has “just begun” pit production during testimony Wednesday to the House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee on […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLockheed Martin Nabs Near Billion-Dollar Trident II Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Space business has secured an $850.4 million contract modification from the Navy to continue work on the Trident II (D5) Life Extension 2 program, according to a […]