Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

GBSD Scheduled to Reach IOC in FY ‘29

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Brian Bradley 
NS&D Monitor 
8/7/2015
The Air Force aims for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent to reach initial operational capacity with nine missiles by fiscal 2029, and to achieve full operating capacity with a force of 400 missiles in fiscal…

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70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Draws Activists to National Lab Protests

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CNS Hopes to Make Business Case for Pantex Administrative Complex to NNSA by Sept.

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Publication Notice

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DOE Extends Due Date for MOX Red Team

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Senate Confirms DNFSB Noms.

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BWXT Indicates Interest in Sandia, Nevada Site M&O Contract Bids

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GAO: NNSA’s 25-Year Nuke Modernization Budget Estimate Up $17.6B Since Last Year

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NNSA Fines LANL for Violations of Classification Policies

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DOE IG: Certain National Security Campus Subcontracts Awarded Noncompetitively Without Justification

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LANL to Resubmit ESS/JCO Following ‘Zero’ Damage Ratio Concerns for Waste Containers

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HII Communicating with Govt. on How to Best Complete Work on Two Submarine Programs

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U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Agreement Passes Congressional Review Period

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Report: LRSB, Ohio Replacement, and GBSD Could Drive Cost Overruns in Nuclear Forces Funding

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Y-12 Engineers Working to Stabilize Damaged Beam

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At Oak Ridge

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At Pantex

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