Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Nuclear Posture Review Starting ‘Soon,’ Running Into ‘Fall,’ DOD Official Tells Senators
The Biden administration will start its nuclear posture review soon and work on it into the fall, there’s no new Minuteman III life-extension study at the Pentagon and bad welds […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Secretary Tells Congress She Supports Existing Plan for Nuke Core Production
During a nearly three-hour budget hearing into which nuclear weapons seldom figured, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she supports building a two-state complex to produce at least 80 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUnarmed Minuteman III Launch Ends After Detection of Launch Sequence Fault
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was unable to conduct a planned test launch from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. on May 5th. “The unarmed missile in test configuration reacted exactly […]
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CongressRep. Wilson Appears Ahead of Budget Hearings to Seek Funding Increase for SRS Plutonium Pits
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), whose district includes the Savannah River Site, on Monday asked the House Appropriations Committee to provide a total of $695 million in fiscal year 2022 for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGAO Urges Better Vetting For NNSA’s High-Performance Computer Purchases
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) failed to follow federal best practices for acquisitions prior to ordering its $600 million El Capitan high-performance computing system, a congressional watchdog said in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Leader and Air Force Deterrence Official Defend ICBM Leg
The head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and the top U.S. Air Force deterrence official defended the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) leg of the nuclear triad in separate forums on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Plans to Release Unclassified Version of JADC2 Strategy
The Pentagon plans to release an unclassified version of the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, which Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin may sign soon, a top DoD official […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Strategic Command “Down to Two of a Particular Type of Switch” for Minuteman III Launch Control Centers
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and U.S. Air Force leaders have often cited parts obsolescence for the 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles as one of the reasons to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUK Warhead Upgrade Will Move With Or Without W93, British Official Says
The United Kingdom will plow ahead with its new submarine-launched warhead no matter what happens this year with the planned W93 in the U.S., and the warhead replacement program has […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHruby Nominated to Civilian Nuclear Weapons Agency
President Joe Biden will nominate Jill Hruby, former director of the Sandia National Laboratories, to lead the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, the White House said Wednesday. Hruby […]