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Congress Should ‘Move Forward’ With NNSA’s Plan For Plutonium Pits, Armed Services Chair Says

Congress Should ‘Move Forward’ With NNSA’s Plan For Plutonium Pits, Armed Services Chair Says

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has not won Rep. Adam Smith’s (D-Wash.) unconditional trust, but it has convinced him to authorize the agency’s plan to produce plutonium pits in two states, the House Armed Services chair told reporters Wednesday. “Yes, I believe we are going to move forward with what the NNSA is saying about their pit production plan,” Smith told the George Washington University-sponsored Defense Writers Group. “But it will never be unconditional. I have major trust issues…

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