Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationSenate Committee Authorizes Full Funding for Controversial Nuclear-Warhead Core Plants
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would authorize full funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plan to build nuclear weapon cores in two states, a […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Weapons Spending Bill Moves to House Floor
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would slow development of next-generation, nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, along with Department of Energy infrastructure that supports them. The next stop […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Panel’s NNSA Funding Bill Tees Up More Work for JASON
A 2020 spending proposal from the House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee directs the National Nuclear Security Administration to tap the independent group of JASON scientists for at least […]
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Nuclear Modernization
House Subcommittee’s DoE Budget Would Tap Brakes on New ICBMs
A proposed Department of Energy nuclear weapons budget due for a Committee vote in the House Tuesday would tap the brakes forcefully on the next land-based, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Funds Navy Nuclear SLCM AoA, But Directs Report
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee recommends funding the Navy’s analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a new nuclear-armed Sea-launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), but has concerns and directs the Secretary of the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLatest Boeing B61-12 Contract Worth $215 Million
Boeing’s [BA] contract to build the tail kit that will guide the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb during free fall is worth $215 million over four years, according to an Air […]
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Nuclear Modernization
New Study Finds NNSA Pit Strategy Unlikely to Meet Production Deadline, Lawmaker Says
The Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Administration should reconsider their decision to make nuclear weapon cores in two states beginning in 2030 after yet another study concluded the plan […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Air Force Releases Funds for Early Components for Boeing’s B61-12 Tail Kit
Boeing [BA] has received a roughly $125 million contract modification to procure some long-lead components for the guided tail kit the company is making for the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDoD Policy Official Ducks Question About Delivery of Nuclear Cores if Congress Block Planned Plutonium Plant
A senior defense official declined to say Wednesday whether the Department of Energy can deliver nuclear warheads for next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles on time if Congress does not fund both […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAF Global Strike Command Leader Expects Cost of New ICBM to Increase in Short Term
The leader of Air Force Global Strike Command expects the cost of the service’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to increase in the short term, he said April 17. However, […]