Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationOn Twitter, Speculation That Low-Yield Nuke is Secret Nuclear Weapon Trump Cites in Woodward Book
Nuke watchers debated Wednesday whether the secret nuclear weapon discussed in Bob Woodward’s new book about President Donald Trump is the W76-2 low-yield warhead. According to a leaked passage from […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBidders for New Civilian Nuke Production Contracts Can Tour Sites This Month
Companies interested in managing the two main civilian nuclear-weapon production sites under a potential 10-year, $28-billion contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration will be allowed to visit the facilities […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTRU Waste ‘Far and Away’ Biggest Challenge for DoE Nuke Core Mission, Official Says
Addressing the elephant in the desert, an official with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday warned that ongoing nuclear-weapons maintenance this century will require a […]
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Air ForceGBSD Award Opens New Training Area For L3Harris
The Air Force’s award on Tuesday to Northrop Grumman [NOC] of a contract for the next-generation ICBM system for the Air Force has given teammate L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an entrée […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoE Should Split Up Contract for Big Nuke Production Sites, Interest Group Says
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) should stop managing the Y-12 National Security Campus and the Pantex Plant under a single contract, a Washington, D.C.-based group representing […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Northrop Gets Next-Gen ICBM Contract: $13B Over Nine Years
As expected, the Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract to build the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, the next generation of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, under a nine-year […]
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Nuclear Modernization
House Committee Voting on Bill This Week to Give Energy Secretary More Authority Over Nukes
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider a bill this week that would tighten the secretary of energy’s control over the National Nuclear Security Administration. H.R. 8159, the ‘‘Department […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Awarded $135 Million Contract for ALCM Refurbishment
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 2 awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $135 million contract for refurbishment of the inertial navigation system of the Boeing [BA] AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise […]
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Nuclear ModernizationPentagon Nuke Policy Chief Not Aware of Any Bomb, Warhead Delays at DoE From COVID-19
The Pentagon is keeping a close eye on nuclear weapons life-extension programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, but to date there have been no […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Officially Approves Los Alamos to Make ICBM Pits Starting in 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday morning officially green-lit the Los Alamos National Laboratory to make 30 war-ready warhead cores in 2026 for next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. Under […]