Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedFirst Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Complete, Pantex Says
The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is complete, nearly a year ahead of schedule, Pantex Plant prime PanTeXas Deterrence said Monday. The first production unit was completed […]
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Kilby, Strategic Systems Lead Weigh ‘Alternatives’ For SLCM-N
Adm. James Kilby, acting Chief of Naval Operations, said last week that he was in talks with the director of Strategic Systems Programs on nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) alternatives. […]
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Los Alamos Plutonium Facility Moves Into 24/7 Operations, DNFSB Reports
Triad National Security, the prime contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, announced the beginning of phasing into 24/7 operations at the New Mexico lab’s plutonium facility, according to a Defense […]
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Unarmed Minuteman III Test launch Scheduled for Wednesday Morning
Vanderberg Space Force Base announced that the U.S. military will test-launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on May 21. The Air Force Global […]
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Garamendi Bullish on Los Alamos Making 100 pits Per Year in 4 Years
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a vocal nuclear critic and member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Los Alamos National Laboratory “ought to be […]
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Despite B-52 Cost Breach, W80-4 Will ‘Stay the Course,’ Sandia Director Says
The W80-4 warhead will stay on schedule, despite the cost breach of its delivery vehicle the B-52 bomber, Sandia National Laboratories director Laura McGill said during an online press conference […]
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First Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Could Be Out This Month, NNSA Exec Says
Teresa Robbins, acting head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said on Wednesday that the first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is “anticipated” to be complete later […]
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No Decision Made Yet on Reusing Minuteman Siloes for Sentinel, Commander Says
Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., said reusing the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile siloes for the replacement Sentinel […]
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BWXT Has Strong Quarter, Sees ‘Robust’ Opportunities From Oak Ridge Land Purchase
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the first quarter, which the company partly attributed to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s intent to award it a sole source contract for […]
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Australian PM Says ‘Warm’ Phone Call With Trump Included AUKUS, Tariffs
After his recent reelection victory, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said he received a positive phone call from President Trump, according to an Australian publication Monday. “We talked about AUKUS and […]