Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 4 Weapons Program Increase, Flat Funding for Nonproliferation Expected in FY 2016 Budget Request
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Triad Contracts a Major Factor in Defense Giants’ Earnings
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Defense industry executives identified contracts that support the nuclear triad as significant revenue factors during Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 earnings announcements this week. During separate conference calls this… 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
RFI for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Garners Interest from Several Companies
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The Defense Department is budgeting $944 million for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) in the Future Years’ Defense Plan, and a Request for Information released Jan. 23 has generated interest from multiple… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Defense & Military
Air Force and Navy Chiefs Make Case to SASC for Nuclear Enterprise Funding
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Amidst a crippling budget environment, the Navy will support its No. 1 priority, the Ohio-Class Replacement nuclear submarine and plans to spend $5 billion from Fiscal Years 2017 to 2020 in advanced procurement funding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
At Livermore
NNSA, Livermore Moving Forward With Pu Shots on NIF Despite Activist Objections NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration is not backing off a plan to use plutonium in shots at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
Construction Begins on RLWTF-Upgrade Project NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Construction work has begun on the first phase of a project to replace the aging Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Late last week, Los Alamos… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Draft DOE IG Report Raises Problems With LANL Classification Officer
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 A Los Alamos National Laboratory classification officer disclosed “sensitive, national security information” after misclassifying six documents, the Department of Energy’s Inspector General Office said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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National Laboratories
LANL Director Emphasizes Balanced Approach as Lab Recovers from Difficult FY 2014
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Los Alamos National Laboratory manager Los Alamos National Security, LLC, has a long list of issues to address as it looks to recover from its worst year since taking over management of the lab in 2006, and laboratory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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National Laboratories
NAS Panel Calls for Strategic Partnership Between Labs, Other Agencies
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 National security agencies doing business with the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nuclear weapons laboratories should establish a “formally recognized” strategic partnership with the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NPO Manager Steve Erhart Addresses Departure Rumors
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office Manager Steve Erhart isn’t denying rumors that he could be leaving his post as the top federal official overseeing the Y-12 and Pantex plants, but he didn’t… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Separate Air Force Nuclear Modernization Fund Gaining Traction?
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Like the Navy, the Air Force has a large nuclear modernization bill looming, and the idea of a separate deterrence fund for upgrading the air legs of the nuclear triad is gaining traction, according to Global Strike Command… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Long-Range Strike Caucus Meets to Rally Support for Bombers
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The Congressional Long-Range Strike Caucus gathered on Capitol Hill on Jan. 27 to rally support for modernization of the B-52, B-2, and B-1 bombers, and for manufacturing the Long-Range Strike Bomber as Air Force experts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
GOP Lawmakers Call for Nuclear Weapons in Eastern Europe
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The United States should deploy nuclear weapons in eastern Europe as a response to increasing Russian aggression in Ukraine, two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee said late last week in a letter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Experts: U.S. Should Take Firm Stance on INF, Budapest Memorandum
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The U.S. should take a firm stance in insisting Russia comply with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Budapest Memorandum, former State Department and U.S. military officials said at separate Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
ATK, Orbital Approve Merger and Share Distribution
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 In separate meetings regarding their companies’ planned merger on Jan. 27, Orbital stockholders voted to approve the merger while 97 percent of ATK stockholders voted in favor of issuing shares worth $0.01 each,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Oak Ridge Extends American Centrifuge Contract With Centrus Through September
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 Oak Ridge National Laboratory has extended its American Centrifuge Technology Demonstration and Operations contract with Centrus Energy Corp. through Sept. 30. The $41.7 million deal was expected after the Fiscal Year… 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
Malmstrom ICBM ‘Work Cages’ Become Operational
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 After repairs, all 17 work cages at Malmstrom AFB required for almost every maintenance task in Minuteman 3 facilities’ launch tubes became operational on Jan. 14, according to a Jan. 26 announcement by Malmstrom.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Erhart: Moniz On Board With UPF Path Forward NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 The revamped plan for designing and constructing the Uranium Processing Facility apparently has met with the approval of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. In a Jan. 21 message to employees at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 1/30/2015 IN CONGRESS There will be a major shakeup on the staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee with two of the top staffers on the panel leaving Capitol Hill for lobbying jobs. NS&D Monitor has learned that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]