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W80-4 Is Only Nuclear Warhead Refurb Seeing Big Delays From Pandemic, DoE Official Says

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022

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W80-4 Is Only Nuclear Warhead Refurb Seeing Big Delays From Pandemic, DoE Official Says

Brig Gen Stacy Huser Bio (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Chad Trujillo)

An air-launched cruise missile warhead was not the only major civilian nuclear-weapons program slowed by COVID-19 supply chain snafus, but it was the only one drastically affected by the pandemic response, a senior government official said Tuesday. “I wouldn’t say it was the only one that was impacted,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, principal assistant deputy administrator for military application at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). “I would say that it’s obviously the only one that…

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Congress

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

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Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

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