Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationFormer NNSA Head Says New START Lapse Could Sap Hill Support Nukes
The National Nuclear Security Administration might lose political support in Congress if the New START nuclear arms control treaty with Russia lapses, the immediate past head of the semi-autonomous nuclear […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLRSO Might Be Early, Top Air Force Nuke General Says
Two key nuclear delivery systems, the Long Range Standoff Weapon cruise missile and the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile should be ready on time — the cruise […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW88 Alt-370 Milestone Has Pantex Closer to ‘Rate Production’
The Pantex Plant assembled the “first production capability unit” of the W88 Alt-370 submarine-launched warhead, a precursor to the first production unit intended to prove the entire warhead design is […]
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Navy/USMCLow-Yield Warhead Eliminates Need for Nuclear Buildup, State Says
The Department of State on Friday framed deployment of a low-yield warhead aboard U.S. submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles as a means of preventing a nuclear arms race. The agency’s 10-page, […]
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Business/FinancialGermany Could Buy American for NATO Nuke Mission; Possible Boon for Boeing
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Defence wants the country to buy American for the future of the country’s nuclear-sharing mission with the U.S., urging the legislature to approve the purchase of […]
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COVID-19DoE Nuke Agency Puts CARES Act Relief Language Into Prime Contracts
Not much sooner than Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette provided the guidance for doing so, the agency’s semi-autonomous nuclear-weapons agency added language to prime contracts enabling operators of nuclear weapons sites […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Selects Raytheon to Build Next-Gen Nuclear Weapon
The Air Force plans to continue building its next nuclear cruise missile, the Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), with Raytheon [RTN] as the sole-source contractor according to an April 17 release, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationRoper: GBSD Award Could Come Sooner Than Predicted
The Air Force expects to award a contract for its next generation intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) on schedule, if not earlier, Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper […]
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COVID-19Los Alamos, Livermore Eye Ramp-Up From COVID-19 Lockdowns
With the United States probing the possibility of thawing the social freeze from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories plan to start […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuclear Fuel Services Reports COVID-19 Cases
Nuclear Fuel Services has a multiple cases of COVID-19 among its workforce, the BWX Technologies [BWXT] subsidiary and defense-uranium contractor said Tuesday. The Erwin, Tenn., company — a key contractor […]
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