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Nuclear Modernization

Mass Production of Refurbished Nuclear Weapons Could Begin Soon, NNSA Says

Thursday, September 15th, 2022

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Mass Production of Refurbished Nuclear Weapons Could Begin Soon, NNSA Says

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) still awaits the all-clear from the Pentagon to begin mass refurbishment of its arsenal of B61 gravity bombs and W88 submarine-launched ballistic missile warheads, an agency spokesperson said Wednesday. The agency finished proof-of-concept versions of the refurbished weapons last year and had planned to begin mass production of the refurbed units between May and June, according to the agency’s 2023 budget request from March and congressional testimony in May from NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby.…

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