Budget & Policy

House, Senate Budget Resolutions Increase War Funds, Making Room for Nuclear Spending?

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
3/20/2015
The House and Senate Budget Committees this week released their  versions of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget resolution, creating cautious optimism among nuclear weapons complex observers about how much extra defense…

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Navy Commander in Part of Nuclear Enterprise Removed from Duty

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At Pantex

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

At Oak Ridge

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Panel: Russia’s Aggressive Behavior Threatens World Order, Destroys Bilateral Trust

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Thornberry: Full HASC to Look More Closely at Strategic Deterrence

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Navy Might Have to Look Outside Itself to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement

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NNSA Releases Update to Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan

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Industry Confronting Multiple Issues with Aging Triad

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

New Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says

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GAO: EM Not Properly Prioritizing NNSA Facilities for D&D

Two uniformed military officers reviewing documents in a command center in front of monitor screens.

Air Force Global Strike Commander Nominated to be STRATCOM Deputy Commander

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SRS Working With NNSA to Limit Impacts of Proposed FY16 Budget Cut for H-Canyon

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NNSA Preparing Small Business Set-Aside Opportunities This Fiscal Year

A naval aircraft carrier underway at sea, kicking up spray from its bow.

FAS Releases Report on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

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At Sandia

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At Savannah River

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

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