Vol. 10, No. 22

Budget & Policy

SASC reconciliation adds $74 million to House bill for nuclear deterrence

Senate Armed Services committee chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) released legislative text to the House-passed reconciliation bill Tuesday that would request $96 million to classified nuclear deterrence programs. The $96 million is a $74 million increase from the House… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • International

    Ukrainian ‘Spider Web’ points to budget decisions ahead for USAF on drone use

    Ukraine’s Pavutina–“Spider Web”–operation points to budget decisions ahead for the U.S. Air Force in hardening its bases in the United States and abroad, especially in the Indo-Pacific, where analysts have pointed to the significant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DNFSB could receive 7% increase in Trump 2026 request

    President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request is seeking $45 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), which is 7% more than the $42 million enacted for fiscal 2025. “This increase to safety oversight is imperative for DNFSB to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Demo finished for Navy reactor prototype in Idaho

    The Department of Energy’s nuclear remediation office announced this week that demolition is complete for the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval reactor prototype plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. In a Tuesday announcement, DOE’s Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DOE nominees await Senate floor vote

    Three of President Donald Trump’s nominees to key jobs at the Department of Energy recently took a step closer to confirmation. The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee on May 21 backed the nominations of Jonathan Brightbill to become general counsel,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    George Mason University opens new NuScale center

    NuScale has announced the opening of its newest Energy Exploration Center at George Mason University in Virginia.  The nuclear company partnered up with George Mason’s College of Engineering and Computing to open its largest Energy Exploration center in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

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