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Budget

NNSA Chief Lauds Life Extension Program, Nonproliferation Progress

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

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NNSA Chief Lauds Life Extension Program, Nonproliferation Progress

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Frank Klotz. Photo: NNSA.

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Frank Klotz on Wednesday lauded the Obama administration’s progress in modernizing the nation’s nuclear warheads and conducting nonproliferation activities worldwide.Speaking at the ExchangeMonitor Nuclear Deterrence Summit about the NNSA’s $12.9 billion budget request for fiscal 2017, Klotz noted that the proposal includes $222.9 million to complete production of the W76-1 warhead by fiscal 2019; $616.1 million to deliver the first production unit of the B61-12 bomb by March 2020; $281.1 million to deliver the…

Congress

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