Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedLast Minuteman III Decommissioned 2050 or Later, W87 Non-Sentinel Test Within Year
There will likely be a 15-year minimum overlap in silos between the Sentinel and the last Minuteman III, an Air Force Global Strike Command leader said Monday. “I think 15 […]
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LANL Director Says Trump Return to Office Order Doesn’t Affect the Lab
President Trump’s return-to-office mandate for federal workers did not affect Los Alamos National Laboratory personnel, who already work mainly on site, the lab’s director said on a virtual town hall […]
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Kaine Says AUKUS ‘Probably’ in ‘Good Position’ Under Trump
While unclear how President Trump will approach AUKUS, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says there are ‘positive bits of evidence’ that it will be sustained in the new administration. “The president […]
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Nuclear ModernizationJill Hruby Says ‘Momentum’ Most Important for NNSA Next Admin
Jill Hruby, outgoing administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told the next administration ‘don’t lose the momentum’ in a tell-all on the state of the nuclear enterprise Thursday. “I […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTrump Taps Brandon Williams as His NNSA Administrator Nomination
Brandon Williams, a former one-term congressman from New York’s 22nd district, is President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Chris Wright, Trump’s nominee […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHegseth Says Supports SLCM ‘As of Right Now’ at Senate Armed Services Hearing
Peter Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of Defense, was questioned Tuesday by a Senate committee about his fitness for the role, including his knowledge of the U.S. nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW80-4 ‘On Schedule,’ First Production in FY2027, LLNL Official Says
LIVERMORE, Calif. — The W80-4 warhead’s final design reviews are complete and its first production unit is still on track for fiscal year 2027, a senior official at the Lawrence […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFor Science, Keep It Subcritical, NNSA Defense Programs Head Says
Marvin Adams, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration, told sister publication Exchange Monitor Friday that the U.S. does not need to critically test, even in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFeds Ask Judge to Vacate Order in Activists’ Nuclear Weapons Lawsuit, Keep Case in District Court
The federal government last week asked a judge to vacate a judgment favoring environmentalists in a plutonium pit lawsuit and stop the case from going to an appeals court. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Refutes Anti’s Court Claims, Says Feds Looked at Environmental Effect of Making Warhead Cores in New Mexico
The National Nuclear Security Administration, in asking a court to deny an activist’s amicus brief in an ongoing lawsuit, said it conducted a review of producing warhead cores in New […]