Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 32 New Kansas City Plant Seen as Model for Weapons Complex
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Warhead & Weapons Development
StratCom Chief ‘Very Concerned’ About Future of ‘3+2’ Warhead Modernization Strategy
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 With Congress raising questions about the Obama Administration’s ‘3+2’ strategy for modernizing the nation’s nuclear arsenal, Strategic Command chief Adm. Cecil Haney last week said he is “very… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Non-Proliferation
Gottemoeller: Withdrawing from New START Over INF ‘Crazy’
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 LA VISTA, Neb.—Rose Gottemoeller, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, last week dismissed a call for the United States to withdraw from the New START Treaty in response to alleged… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Reportedly Settles on ‘Hybrid’ Model for Future ICBMs
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 After completing in July an Analysis of Alternatives for the ICBM leg of the nuclear triad, the Air Force has reportedly settled on a “hybrid” model, which would incorporate the fundamental design, communication… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Ukraine Crisis Lessening Momentum for Disarmament at NATO
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 LA VISTA, Neb.—Tensions involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have “tamped down” talk of arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation among United States allies at NATO, according to a senior… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
CRS Report Raises Questions About LANL Plutonium Strategy
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 With the Administration moving forward on a new plutonium strategy that involves building modular facilities to house plutonium work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a new report from Congressional Research Service nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
Air Force Completes Demolition of 50 Minuteman III Silos Under New START Treaty
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 Contractors on Aug. 5 demolished the last 10 of 50 deactivated Minuteman III silos previously operated by the 564th Missile Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana to comply with the New START Treaty, Global Strike… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Life Extension Programs
NNSA Strengthening Program Managers for LEPs, Nuclear Material Efforts
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 LA VISTA, Neb.—After establishing a program manager for uranium production, National Nuclear Security Administration chief Frank Klotz said the agency is strengthening—and in some cases creating—program… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Defense & Military
NIPP Report Criticizes Minimum Deterrence Model
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 A new bipartisan National Institute for Public Policy study has concluded that minimum deterrence is an ineffective model for the post-Cold War world. Along with several academics, six retired high-level military… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Moves Money Toward Nuclear Mission, Boosts Staffing Levels at Nuclear Wings
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 As Airmen face uncertainty related to the Air Force budget and service downsizing, the service has moved $50 million to shore up immediate, near-term nuclear facility upgrades and to compensate additional personnel to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Senators Appeal to White House for Increased Nonproliferation Spending
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 A bipartisan group of 26 Senators remains upset with the Obama Administration’s commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and is asking the Administration to request more funding for nuclear security work in Fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
While We Were Out …
Congress was out and Washington was empty, but that didn’t stop news from breaking during our annual publication break. As chronicled in the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, here are a few stories that we’ve been following. AECOM Facing Legal Challenges… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
DNFSB Raises Safety Concerns About LANL TRU Waste Facility Project NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 With construction looming on a new Transuranic Waste Facility project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is raising a handful… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Fired Y-12 Guard Loses Final Appeal for Reinstatement NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 One of the casualties of 2012 break-in at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant has suffered another setback. Kirk Garland, the security police officer fired after the security breach, lost… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
New H-Canyon Missions Starting Up After Pause for Upgrades NS&D Monitor 8/22/2014 After a months-long unexpected pause in operations at the Savannah River Site’s H-Canyon facility to make numerous upgrades, the facility is poised to start several… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]