Nuclear Modernization
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Air ForceGoldfein: ‘The Time is Right’ to Rebuild Nuclear Workforce
As the Air Force and wider Defense Department work to address threats posed by peer competition and to fulfill the requirements of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the service must […]
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Nuclear ModernizationJoint Chiefs Vice Chair Goes To Bat For Low-Yield Nukes As Debate Picks Up On The Hill
The outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Tuesday called development of a low-yield nuclear weapon a required necessity to fill a current nuclear deterrence capability gap, as the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDelayed Explosives Order Means Delay for LRSO Warhead, GAO Says
Late delivery of high explosives to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will delay by “at 2 two months” the National Nuclear Security Administration’s W80-4 program to refurbish an old warhead […]
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Nuclear ModernizationFireworks Over Low-Yield Warhead as House Armed Services Committee Approves 2020 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday approved its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act after about 18 hours of committee debate. The House committee’s annual defense policy […]
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BudgetNuke Hawks, Doves Pile Up Amendments for 2020 Spending Bills on House Floor
Nuclear hawks and doves alike offered amendments to a 2020 spending bill up for floor debate in the House on Wednesday, including one amendment to ensure deployment of a new […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLow-yield SLBM Ban Could Stop ‘Nitwit’ From Starting Nuclear War, HASC Chair Says
Banning a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic-missile warhead could stop “some nitwit at the Pentagon” from attempting to fight a nuclear war, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chair of the House Armed Services […]
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CongressSmith Defends HASC’s $733 Billion NDAA Mark, Cites Low-Yield Nuke Cut As Main Point Of Contention
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s on Monday detailed his panel’s proposal for the next defense authorization bill, which arrives with a topline $17 billion below the president’s […]
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BudgetHouse Committee’s Draft NDAA Would Slow GBSD
A draft National Defense Authorization Act due for a committee vote on Wednesday makes good on House Democrats’ promise to slow procurement of next-generation, nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. The draft […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHASC Subcommittee Moves To Constrict DOE Plans For Nuclear Weapon Cores
Democrats on the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee on Tuesday used their majority on the panel to kill a GOP amendment that would have kept the Department of Energy’s […]
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InternationalDIA Believes Russia Is “Probably” Not Adhering To Nuclear Test Ban
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assesses Russia “probably is not adhering” fully to a nuclear testing moratorium, the agency’s director said on Wednesday. Speaking at a Hudson Institute event, Lt. […]