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Nuclear Modernization

Senators Circle Nuke Nonproliferation Nominee Over Past Iran Stance

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

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Senators Circle Nuke Nonproliferation Nominee Over Past Iran Stance

In a hearing Thursday, no members of the Senate Armed Services Committee said they would oppose Corey Hinderstein’s nomination to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) top nonproliferation job. Biden on Aug. 9 nominated Hinderstein to be deputy administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation at the Department of Energy's NNSA. If confirmed, she’d run a portfolio of programs, funded at more than $2 billion annually, to track radioactive materials domestically and internationally, remove gamma-emitting cesium sources from hospitals and deweaponize tons…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

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Congress

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As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]