Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 3 Head of Air Force A10 Shares Details of GBSD, Takes on Modernization Critics
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Army Corps of Engineers Prepping for UPF Site Infrastructure and Services Work NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Army Corps of Engineers began gearing up for the next phase of the Uranium Processing Facility project this week, releasing a presolicitation notice this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
MOX Work Not Affected by Russian Withdrawal From Nuclear Security Cooperation
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project will not be impacted by the recent Russian decision to suspend cooperation with the United States on nuclear security work, National Nuclear Security Administration spokesman… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Lawmakers React as Air Force Approves Powder River Training Complex Expansion
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 While five national lawmakers from the Dakotas reacted positively to the Air Force’s Jan. 16 approval of nearly quadrupling the size of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) used as a training area for B-52s housed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
Dept. of Justice Investigating Sandia Lobbying Efforts
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Department of Justice is investigating whether officials with Sandia National Laboratories improperly used government funds to lobby for an extension to the Lockheed Martin-run contractor’s management and operating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Ohio-Class Replacement Could Lag in Stealth if Program Doesn’t Secure Funding
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 If the estimated $100 billion Ohio-Class nuclear submarine replacement program does not receive the funding it requires, the ship’s stealth capability could be among the first elements to get chopped from the program,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
New HASC Chairman Opposed to Major Recommendation of NNSA Panel
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 New House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said this week that he is opposed to one of the biggest recommendations made by the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
New CBO Study Shows $7 Billion Decrease in 10-Year Nuke Cost Estimates
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Congressional Budget Office on Jan. 22 released its 10-year future nuclear weapons cost estimate, which projects the Obama Administration’s plans for nuclear forces would cost $348 billion from 2015 to 2024,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
PERs Highlight Very Different Years for Los Alamos, Livermore in FY 2014
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 National Nuclear Security Administration officials were highly critical of Los Alamos National Laboratory management in the lab’s recently released Fiscal Year 2014 Performance Evaluation Review, but had plenty of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ Ahead Two Ticks
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists this week moved the minute hand of its symbolic “Doomsday Clock” two ticks closer to midnight, citing unchecked climate change and global nuclear weapons modernization. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Scowcroft: U.S. Should Closely Consider Nuclear Structure in Context of Recent Russian Actions
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The U.S. should pay attention to its nuclear structure and nuclear relations with Russia, because “we do not want, above all, a nuclear war to erupt,” during a period which has seen Russian President Vladimir… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Office of Enforcement to Investigate ORNL Radiological Release
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 In a move that could lead to financial penalties, the Department of Energy’s Office of Enforcement is planning to investigate an incident at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that left seven workers exposed to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE IG Pulls OST Report to Review Accuracy of Findings
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The Department of Energy’s Inspector General has temporarily yanked an already-released review of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Secure Transportation from its website over concerns… 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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Budget & Policy
Alexander Officially Named Chairman of Senate E&W Approps
Kaptur Named as Ranking Member of House E&W Panel Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 Senate Republicans officially named Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) this week to serve as chairman of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Conference on Disarmament Convenes in Geneva
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 The first of three Conference on Disarmament (CD) sessions scheduled for this year convened on Jan. 19 in Geneva with renewed optimism—though no concrete signs—that the international negotiating body can break… 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
At Pantex
CNS, Metal Trades Council Begin Negotiations on New Bargaining Agreement NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 Y-12/Pantex contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security began negotiating a new labor agreement this week with the Metal Trades Council, the union representing Pantex… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 1/23/2015 IN CONGRESS Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters on Jan. 22 that Defense Secretary nominee Ash Carter will appear before his committee for his confirmation hearing Feb. 4, then will return a month… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]