
Though the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to dramatically ramp up plutonium pit production around the time a key arms control treaty expires in 2026, there are no plans to test fire any weapons, agency Administrator Jill Hruby said Monday in New Mexico. Hruby sat through two hours of questioning – and occasional haranguing – at a public town hall in Los Alamos, N.M. , on Tuesday evening. Most questions and comments centered on ongoing nuclear waste disposal and…