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Nuclear Modernization

Senate Committee Authorizes Full Funding for Controversial Nuclear-Warhead Core Plants

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

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Senate Committee Authorizes Full Funding for Controversial Nuclear-Warhead Core Plants

A nuclear detonation. Photo: U.S. Energy Department

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would authorize full funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration's plan to build nuclear weapon cores in two states, a senior committee aid confirmed Thursday. The Committee finished a closed-door markup of the annual military policy bill Wednesday, then had senior aides brief the press about the bill’s contents. The bill also includes the requested level of funding for all Pentagon and civilian nuclear weapons programs, aides said. The proposed…

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