
There is not enough money in the world for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to spend its way to making 80 plutonium pits a year by 2030, the general who commands U.S. nuclear forces told Congress Tuesday morning. “[W]e now know that we will not get 80 pits per year by 2030 as is statutorily required and even unlimited money at this point will not buy that back,” Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said during a…