Nuclear Modernization
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Air ForceFirst Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo
The Air Force is to start construction this month of a prototype silo for the Sentinel LGM-35A future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC] in advance of a planned Pentagon engineering […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
A nuclear reactor was airlifted from March AFB, Calif.. to Hill AFB, Utah, on Sunday, according to a release on the Pentagon’s website. This is the first time a nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCRS Report Says ‘Little Indication’ Alternatives To AUKUS Were Examined
A January report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Congress’s policy research division, said alternatives were not explored to the trilateral agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationProposed UMich Data Center Would Support Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Research
A proposed University of Michigan data center will support research related to nuclear weapons and plutonium pit development for Los Alamos National Laboratory, the student-run newspaper Michigan Daily reported Jan. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationOne-Year New START Extension May Not Be In The Cards
With a 16-year U.S.-Russia nuclear agreement expiring Feb. 5, three former national security officials testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Tuesday to advise on next steps, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDirector Says LANL Exceeds Pit Production Objectives
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) “exceeded all” objectives for producing the fissile cores of the nation’s nuclear weapons, the lab’s director Thom Mason told […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW80-5 “Just Came Up,” Will Go On SLCM-N, Weapons Directors Say
The W80-5, a new variant of the W80 warhead family, is on a “more aggressive schedule” to go on the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N), weapons directors said on the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCyber Top of “Threat Vector” List For STRATCOM Commander
“Five significant threat vectors” are of concern to U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), Adm. Richard Correll said on Wednesday at the Nuclear Deterrence Summit in Arlington, Va. in his debut public […]
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Air ForceUSAF Considering “Modular” Missile Silos For Sentinel
The U.S. Air Force is considering “modular” missile silos to house the service’s future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. Such modular silos would use pre-cast concrete and standardized […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBechtel Receives $812 Million Naval Nuclear Propulsion Contract
A Bechtel subsidiary received a $812 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components by the Navy, according to the Jan. 21 contracts list on the Pentagon website. Bechtel Plant […]