Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 26

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Wrap Up

IN DOE The Department of Energy’s Integrated Support Center-Oak Ridge has awarded Black Box Corporation $33.4 million for “operations, maintenance and upgrades to the Oak Ridge Federal Integrated Communications Network,” the company announced… 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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    At Oak Ridge

    DNFSB Reports Reveal Issues with Oak Ridge Conduct of Operations A series of reports released by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board have documented the Oak Ridge plant’s problems in carrying out work procedures and mission protocols this year. For… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Defense & Military

    Air Force General: No Morale Problem in Nuclear Forces

    Alissa Tabirian  NS&D Monitor  6/26/2015 A key Air Force general yesterday rejected the charge that there are morale problems in the nuclear forces despite numerous cheating and misconduct problems exposed in recent years. In testimony before the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

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    Publication Notice

    As is our annual practice, NS&D Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the July 4th holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox July 10. The Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will continue to be published Monday, Tuesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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    Deputy SecDef: Modernize Nukes or Lose Capabilities; Modernization Will Cost $18B/yr Beyond FYDP

    Brian Bradley  NS&D Monitor  6/26/2015 If existing nuclear forces are not modernized, the U.S. will lose its existing deterrent capabilities in the 2020s and 2030s, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Thursday. “The choice that we’re… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    HASC Chair: Increase U.S. Defense Spending to Counter Russian Nuke Modernization

    Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/26/2015 The United States must ramp up spending on defense and nuclear weapons modernization to maintain technological superiority and counter increases in Russia’s defense budget and modernization efforts, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Report: Defense Spending Must Exceed BCA Caps for Nuclear Modernization

    Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/26/2015 The modernization of U.S. nuclear forces will require an increase in defense spending that surpasses Budget Control Act limits but will drop to current levels after the execution of certain modernization programs, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    8th AF Commander: LRSB to Replace All Existing Bombers

    Brian Bradley  NS&D Monitor  6/26/2015 The long-range strike bomber will eventually replace all B-1s, B-2s and B-52s after it comes online, a senior Air Force official said Thursday. “Eventually, it will replace—it will be ‘the’… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    SSP Chief: ‘Now’ Is Time for Air Force and Navy to Determine Exact Aspects of Ballistic Missile Commonality

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/26/2015 Navy Strategic System Programs and the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile community should determine exactly what aspects of commonality the services will integrate between the Trident 2 life extension and Ground-Based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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    CSIS Report on U.S. Nuclear Posture Puts Emphasis on Tactical Nukes

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 6/26/2015 Integrating a smaller, shorter-range cruise missile into the both land-based and carrier-based dual-capable F-35s could help the U.S. offset a low global “nuclear threshold” inadvertently caused by U.S. conventional… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    SSP to Award Draper ‘Effort and Oversight’ Trident Contract

    Brian Bradley  NS&D Monitor  6/26/2015 Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) on Wednesday announced it plans to award Charles Stark Draper Laboratories a sole-source special project alteration contract to provide the “effort and oversight”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • National Laboratories

    Jill Hruby to Become President and Director of Sandia National Labs

    Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 6/26/2015 Sandia National Laboratories has selected Jill Hruby as its next president and director, the lab announced yesterday. Hruby, whose predecessor Paul Hommert is set to retire next month, will begin in her new position… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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