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Nuclear Modernization

House Committee Clears NDAA; Legally Binding Pit Dates, ICBM Minimum, Stand

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

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House Committee Clears NDAA; Legally Binding Pit Dates, ICBM Minimum, Stand

A mock-up plutonium pit at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, seen during a June 2023 media tour. Source: Los Alamos National Laboratory

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to keep legally binding pit-production dates that the National Nuclear Security Administration does not believe it will meet. It was one of the few debates about nuclear weapons during Wednesday’s 12-hour markup of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which the committee passed by 57-1 at about 10:15 p.m. Eastern time. The bill would cap spending at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at $29.95 billion for the first year that starts…

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