Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Budget, Memo Call For Reduced Reliance on B83 Gravity Bomb
Citing a national security memorandum that describes a reduced need for the B83 thermonuclear gravity bomb, the National Nuclear Administration (NNSA) proposed cutting funding for the weapon in its 2024 […]
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Nuclear Sub Deal Raises Questions About Australia’s Storage of Radioactive Waste
Australian leaders are concerned about the nuclear waste the country’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet, which the country will buy and then build under the AUKUS deal with the U.S. and U.K. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA’s Head of Nuclear Security Announces Retirement
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) longest-serving associate administrator Jeffrey Johnson, the chief of nuclear security, announced his retirement on Monday. Johnson served eight years at NNSA following a 20-year […]
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BudgetUranium Processing Facility in ‘28 or ‘29; Los Alamos Pits Stymied By Staff Shortfall, NNSA Budget Doc Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes a funding boost for plutonium pit production in New Mexico, with the goal of building 80 per […]
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Air ForceDetails on Collaborative Combat Aircraft Close Hold in USAF Budget
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced last week that the Air Force’s fiscal 2024 budget would contain plans for 1,000 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to be used by the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Holds Critical Design Review for LRSO
The U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 […]
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Air ForcePentagon May Finish Hard and Deeply Buried Targets Study This Spring
The Pentagon may finish a study on a strategy to defeat Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBTs) this spring, the head of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) said this week at […]
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U.S. Faces Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon Shortfall Against Russia and China, STRATCOM Commander Says
The U.S. military lags behind both Russia and China in building and fielding low-yield nuclear weapons and can address that gap by diversifying the military’s nuclear options, the head of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCNS Launches Hiring Spree to Meet Cybersecurity Needs at NNSA Sites
Facing expanding mandates for information security at the two big nuclear-weapon production sites it manages, Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) has launched a hiring spree for qualified information technology and cybersecurity […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Fires First Full-Scale Sentinel Solid Rocket Motor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the first full-scale static test of an LGM-35A Sentinel solid rocket motor at its test facility in Promontory, Utah, marking yet another milestone on the […]
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