Sarah Salem
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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 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUS Launched Minuteman III ICBM With Three Test Warheads
The U.S. Space Force tested the intercontinental ballistic missile’s ability to strike targets with multiple warheads in a Minuteman III launch Tuesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. According to […]
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Nuclear Weapons Agency, Environmentalists Get More Time to Negotiate Agreement After Government Loses Lawsuit
A judge Monday granted an extension for parties involved in a three year-old lawsuit against the Department of Energy to reach a compromise, a court document shows. The new due […]
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UncategorizedNotable Anti-Nuclear Rep. Garamendi Says Focus On Other Triad Legs, Not ICBMs
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. should focus on the air- and sea-based legs of the nuclear triad rather than the land-based leg, a key member of the House Armed Services […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLLNL Director Says It Is Negotiating Five-Year Extension To NNSA Contract
OMAHA, Neb. — Lawrence Livermore National Securities is negotiating a five-year extension for the management contract of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the director said here last week. “We’re in […]
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STRATCOM commander says uploading hedge of ICBMs would not ‘perturb’ NNSA
OMAHA, Neb. — Uploading land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles would not push the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) past its limits, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command told sister publication […]
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Don’t ‘Break the NNSA’ With Unrealistic Expectations, Pentagon Official Says
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. “cannot add additional stress” to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to up its strategic capabilities, a Department of Defense official said at a strategic […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force and Space Force Conduct Test of Unarmed Minuteman III
The Air Force’s Global Strike Command and U.S. Space Force on June 4 launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with one re-entry vehicle. The test is part […]