Nuclear Modernization
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Nuclear ModernizationW88 Warhead Upgrade Nailed Final Design Review, NNSA Says
A civil-military panel approved designs for an upgrade of the W88 nuclear ballistic missile warhead carried aboard U.S. submarines, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Jan. 16. Panel members, […]
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CongressDHS Unifying Counter WMD Support In Response To Evolving Threats
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday rolled out a new office that consolidates existing organizations that work to protect the U.S. against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats […]
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Nuclear ModernizationArsenal Modernization Means More Nukes, Perry Says
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday suggested that modernization of the U.S. nuclear arsenal includes increasing the number of weapons. In an energy policy discussion hosted by NBC and […]
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Nuclear Modernization
NNSA Finishes Mods For Cruise Missile Warhead
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has refurbished the first in a line of nuclear warheads that will be used on an aging fleet of U.S. cruise missiles well into […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Finishes Production Of Critical Non-Nuclear Systems For W76 Warhead
The National Nuclear Security Administration said Monday it has wrapped up production of critical non-nuclear systems required to upgrade the W76 warhead. The Department of Energy’s (DoE) semiautonomous stockpile steward […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Lockheed, Rockwell To Design ICBM Control System
The U.S. Air Force has picked Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Rockwell Collins [COL] to begin designing a replacement for the aging Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS), which allows command-and-control aircraft to […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Hold First GBSD Review Since Contract Awards
The U.S. Air Force, which awarded two contracts last month to mature designs for the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), plans to hold the program’s first major review next month, a […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNew NNSA Boss Could Be Announced This Month
The White House could announce new leadership for the National Nuclear Nuclear Security Administration before September is out, a source said Thursday. Frank Klotz, the current undersecretary for nuclear security […]
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Air ForceNNSA Reveals New Flight Tests For B61-12
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Monday revealed it tested components of the B61-12 gravity bomb it is developing as part of the U.S. nuclear modernization effort. The two […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUniversity of California ‘Likely’ Will Bid To Manage Nuclear Weapons Lab
The University of California, a senior partner in the management and operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, indicated Wednesday it is “likely” to make a play for a follow-on contract expected […]