Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationLivermore Lab, SambaNova Boost Computing Capacity to Better Study Nuclear-Weapon Physics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory added SambaNova Systems’ spatial data flow accelerator to the lab’s Livermore Computing Center as part of an effort to see if artificial intelligence can aid the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationIn Hiroshima, G7 Leaders Denounce Russian Nuclear Rhetoric, Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first of the only two nuclear weapons deployed in wartime, leaders of the Group of Seven nations reaffirmed a commitment to rid […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Publishes Nuclear Weapons Numbers as Russia Ignores Treaty Obligations
The U.S. State Department released aggregate numbers of strategic offensive nuclear weapons on Monday, its obligation under the New START treaty, despite Russia’s refusal to participate further in the bilateral […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Breaks Ground On New Nevada Site Emergency Operations Center
Ground was broken last week on a new 13,000-square-foot operational command center at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Nevada National Security Site to consolidate emergency services into a single […]
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Air ForcePentagon Accelerating Buy of Test Equipment for Sentinel to Reduce Program Risk
The Pentagon said that it is embarking on risk reduction on the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel program through an acceleration in the buy of test equipment for initial operational […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Earnings Rise Behind Hanford Tanks, Other Government Deals
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the first quarter, which the nuclear services and manufacturing company attributed largely to its government operations. Net earnings for the first quarter ended […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSlips in Schedule for Some Parts of LGM-35A Will Occur, AFGSC Commander Says
Slips in the planned schedule for some parts of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM will occur, but U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is focused on ensuring […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Sees Challenge of Sentinel Reaching IOC On Time
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM may have trouble making its planned date for initial operational capability (IOC), U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Apr. 27. “There […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA Scrutinizing Problem Components Behind W80-4 Warhead Delay
Problems with components are mostly responsible for the two-year delay to the warhead for the next nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missile, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) told […]
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Delivery Dates For Next Round of Nukes Get Hazier in Latest Annual NNSA Progress Report
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s latest Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan, released Monday, fuzzed up delivery dates for distant, future nuclear weapons that, as recently as a year ago, had […]
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