Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedAustralian 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 […]
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UncategorizedGaramendi Amendment To Delay Sentinel Fails
An amendment proposed by Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a longtime anti-nuclear advocate, to postpone Sentinel funding from a $150 billion defense reconciliation bill marked up in the House Armed Services […]
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UncategorizedNNSA No. 2 Nom Questioned on Workforce Needs
In testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Vice Adm. Scott Pappano, President Trump’s pick for principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said “recruitment and […]
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SLCM-N Draft Request for Solutions Released By Government
The U.S. Navy this week released a draft Request for Solutions to design a prototype for a “survivable sea-based capability” for the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile flight system. Capability requirement […]
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UncategorizedCongress Defense Reconciliation Includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel Risk Reduction
Both chambers of Congress released a $150 billion defense reconciliation bill over the weekend that includes $1.5 billion for Sentinel risk reduction and $500 million for Minuteman III improvements. The […]
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CBO Report Looks At Escalating Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces
The Congressional Budget Office projected in a report released April 24 that plans for the U.S. nuclear forces as described in the fiscal 2025 budget would cost $946 billion for the 2025-2034 […]
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IAEA Head Says U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks ‘Fraught With Opportunity,’ IAEA Involved ‘Sooner or Later’
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said “we should all welcome” the nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran in a panel at a conference in Washington Tuesday. […]
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NRC Commissioner Says Doesn’t Know the Future of NRC Under Trump, ‘Does Anybody?’
Christopher Hanson, commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Monday he does not know where the future of the agency stands under the current Trump administration, the executive order threatening […]
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STRATCOM Looking Into Strategic Impacts of Golden Dome, Commander Says
U.S. Strategic Command is looking into potential impacts of President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense to the nation’s nuclear deterrence, the commander said in a fiscal 2026 Strategic Forces Posture […]
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BWXT Acquires Land for Domestic Uranium Enrichment, NNSA Signals Intent For Sole-Source
BWX Technologies [BWXT] said Tuesday it acquired 97 acres of land in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with the goal of rebuilding domestic uranium enrichment capabilities by manufacturing centrifuges. According to the […]