Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a vocal nuclear critic and member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Los Alamos National Laboratory “ought to be able to produce” 100 pits in four years. Garamendi spoke to the Monitor last week about Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s comments in late March that “we’ve built one [plutonium pit] in the last 25 years, and we’ll build more than 100” during the Trump administration. “The production capability at…
Garamendi Bullish on Los Alamos Making 100 pits Per Year in 4 Years
Sarah Salem
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