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Nuclear Modernization

White House Statement on Senate NDAA Still Opposes SLCM-N, B83, But No Veto Threat

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

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White House Statement on Senate NDAA Still Opposes SLCM-N, B83, But No Veto Threat

Congress should not authorize or fund a nuclear-tipped, lower-yield sea-launched cruise missile or save a megaton-class gravity bomb, the White House said again Tuesday. The message was part of a statement of administration policy about the Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which like the version of the annual military policy bill the House passed in July would permit the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Defense to work on both…

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]