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DoE Seeks $16.5B for Nukes in 2020; Includes More Low-Yield Warhead Work

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DoE Seeks $16.5B for Nukes in 2020; Includes More Low-Yield Warhead Work
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The White House is seeking $16.5 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for fiscal 2020: a roughly 8-percent increase from just over $15 billion in 2019 that, a senior Department of Energy official said Monday, includes more funding for a controversial low-yield nuclear warhead. The NNSA completed the first of these modified submarine-launched ballistic missile warheads in February and plans to begin deliveries to the Navy by Sept. 30. On a conference call with the media Monday, the…

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