Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 28 Arms Control Expert: U.S. Can Risk ‘Deeper Cuts’ in Nuclear Arsenal
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International
Discontinuing 123 Agreement with China Would Give Other Countries Foothold in Burgeoning Nuclear Market: Administration
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Ending the U.S. civil nuclear agreement with China would diminish Washington’s visibility into Beijing’s questionable nonproliferation practices, and could tempt other countries to fill the void created by… 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
Review Rejects April MOX Cost Analysis, and Estimates Downblending Would Cost the Same
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 [Eds. Note: NS&D Monitor originally published this story on July 10, following the email of last week’s issue. We have re-published the story in this week’s emailed issue, to make sure all of our subscribers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE IG: NNSA Must Exercise ‘Professional Judgment’ in Support Service Contracts to Avoid Violating Federal Regulations
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) must pay closer attention to its management of Support Service Contracts (SSC) to avoid violating federal regulations that govern personal services contracts and inherently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Allies Know Russia Continues to Violate INF Treaty, National Security Council Official Says
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 U.S. allies have “no confusion” that Russia remains in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and the Obama administration has seen no indication that the Putin government plans to… 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
Former NNSA Administrator: Nuclear Modernization Requires Stronger Federal-Contractor Relationships
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 The relationship between the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the contractors managing its laboratories must be made stronger to benefit the U.S. nuclear modernization program, according to Thomas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Defense & Military
Q & A with Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10)
The following interview with Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10), and Michael Shoults, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, was conducted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
State Dept. Opposes, But VCJCS Nominee Agrees with Dunford’s Remarks that Russia is Greatest U.S. Threat
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 After the State Department this week expressed its opposition to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford’s statement to Congress last week that Russia is the greatest national security threat to the U.S., largely… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Sandia Signs National Security Research Partnership with University of New Mexico
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) announced this week that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Mexico (UNM) that will maintain the two institutions’ decades-long history of research… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE, Army Corps Seeking Sources for Y-12 Construction Support Facility
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 The Energy Department and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are seeking sources to determine the feasibility of building a 64,800-square-foot construction support facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex, estimated to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
VCJCS Nominee Would Prioritize Supporting Nuclear Forces
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Nuclear capabilities would be one of three areas of “particular emphasis” for the nominee of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff if he is confirmed, according to in testimony he submitted in advance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Non-Proliferation
Global Nuclear Zero Unlikely, Says NORTHCOM and NORAD Commander
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Despite progress on global nuclear disarmament, there is little chance of a world without the bomb, Adm. William Gortney, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, said during a speech… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
State Dept. Officials Tout U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security Cooperation
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Despite the end of U.S.-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) activities, nuclear security cooperation between the two countries remains strong and arms control initiatives must be jointly undertaken to be effective,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Y-12 Saving Money Through Energy Performance Contracts
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 The Y-12 National Security Complex is exercising “energy savings performance contracts” (ESPCs) that include replacing dilapidated wooden cooling towers at the chiller plant with higher-efficiency towers, swapping… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus Names New CFO
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Centrus announced on July 10 that it has promoted Stephen Greene, Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, to CFO, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective July 24, according to a press release. Greene has served… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Y-12 Lithium Supply Could Run Dry, GAO Says The Y-12 National Security Complex could run out of the purified lithium needed to refurbish nuclear weapons components as early as 2018 if additional actions aren’t taken to replenish the supply of top-grade material,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Wrap Up
The Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $9.8 million not-to-exceed, undefinitized contract modification for the procurement of the “first article” common missile compartment tube-to-keel robotic weld skids to the robotic welding integrator and engineering… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]