Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 9

Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

LRSO Deployment Rooted in New START Treaty Policy

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 A top Defense Department official last week identified a point of bilateral contention in the New START Treaty as a factor in U.S. deployment plans for the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO).  “We did make an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Global Strike Command Director of Operations: LRSB Ready to Go Nuclear Two Years after IOC

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Maj. Gen. Michael Fortney, Air Force Global Strike Command Director of Operations, last week said the Long-Range Strike Bomber will incorporate elements that will allow the aircraft to be nuclear-certified two years after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Defense & Military

    AF Senior Leaders Hold Nuclear Oversight Board Meeting at Minot for First Time

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 More than three dozen Air Force senior leaders convened at Minot AFB on Feb. 20 for the quarterly meeting of the Nuclear Oversight Board (NOB), whose creation was announced by former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in November,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Former Dem. Sen. Approps. Staffer: Cruise Missile Could Be Endangered

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Weeks after the Obama Administration requested hefty funding increases to fuel the acceleration of cruise missile warhead procurement from Fiscal Year 2027 to 2025, a former Democratic staffer on the Senate Energy and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • National Laboratories

    At Oak Ridge

    NNSA Completes Work on Y-12 Facilities Upgrade Project NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration has wrapped up work on a Y-12 National Security Complex project designed to upgrade a pair of aging facilities—Buildings 9212 and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Budget & Policy

    HASC-Strategic Forces Lawmakers Vow to Push Back Against Sequestration Cuts

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The top Republican and Democrat on the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee vowed this week to push back against House leadership plans to set funding levels for the nation’s strategic and nuclear forces… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Life Extension Programs

    As NNSA Steadies LEP Workload, FPU on Navy Portion of Interoperable Warhead Delayed to 2035

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 A decision by the Nuclear Weapons Council to “refresh” the conventional high explosives (CHE) in the W88 warhead as part of a previously planned replacement of the warhead’s arming, fuzing and firing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Defense & Military

    CNO: DoD “Reviewing” Modernization Across Nuclear Enterprise

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The Defense Department is reviewing the top three modernization plans of each leg of the nuclear triad as officials grapple with a tight budget environment while nuclear weapon systems are aging out of their service lives… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Without Fee Incentives, DOE Risks Losing Competition, Industry Execs Say

    Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The Department of Energy should incentivize contractors through performance and award fee or risk losing competition on procurements, industry executives said last week in a roundtable discussion at the seventh annual… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    NNSA: Past Performance Important, but ‘Case-by-Case’ Approach Appropriate for M&O Procurements

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Past performance is likely to remain heavily weighted in future National Nuclear Security Administration management-and-operating procurements, but decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, NNSA Acquisition and Project… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Battelle Eyeing Increased Role Across Weapons Complex

    Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Already holding a dominant position among the Department of Energy’s science and energy labs, Battelle is eyeing a possible enhanced role in the nuclear weapons complex. Ron Townsend, Battelle’s executive vice… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Former STRATCOM Chief Pushes NC3 Modernization

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Retired Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, the former commander of U.S. Strategic Command, last week emphatically championed sweeping investments in nuclear command, control and communications (NC3), and cautioned against segregating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    SecAF: Service Has Programmed $5.6B Increase in FYDP for Nuclear Forces

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The Air Force is expanding its five-year nuclear enterprise funding portfolio to foster morale, equipment, and modernization improvements, as the service has programmed an additional $5.6 billion in the Fiscal Year 2016-2020… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Budget & Policy

    For Y-12/Pantex Contractor, Limited Flexibility in Shifting Money Between Sites

    Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 A top official at Consolidated Nuclear Security, the Bechtel-led partnership that manages the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants under a combined contract, said last week that there’s “not much flexibility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Moniz: $200 Million More a Year Needed for Optimal MOX Construction

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told House appropriators this week that about $200 million in additional funding would be needed in Fiscal Year 2016 and beyond above the President’s budget request for optimal construction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • National Laboratories

    At Los Alamos

    NNSA to Complete Seismic Review of Los Alamos PF-4 by Mid-March NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration expects to complete its review of the seismic vulnerabilities of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility (PF-4)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Innovation & Infrastructure

    DOE Considering Complex-Wide Infrastructure Committee

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 The Department of Energy is considering establishing a committee to help prioritize infrastructure needs across the DOE complex, a senior Office of Science official told a panel examining the effectiveness of the Department’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Income for B&W Technical Services Group Continues to Dip

    Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Operating income for B&W’s Technical Services Group took a significant dip in the fourth quarter of 2014, dropping to $345,000—$10 million less than during the fourth quarter of 2013—as B&W dealt… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Huntington Ingalls to Ramp Up Capital Investments to Prepare for ORP Contracts

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is prepared to boost spending on its Newport News, Va., shipyard to support Ohio-class Replacement (ORP) development as the parallel procurement timelines of that program and Virginia-class… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Daines Engages AF Secretary on Proposed PRTC Expansion

    Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) raised concerns during a Feb. 25 hearing of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee about the proposed expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) overlying parts of Montana,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Wrap Up

    NS&D Monitor 2/27/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY CH2M Hill shareholders late last week approved a proposal that would allow the company to seek minority investment from outside investors. The proposal, as outlined in a proxy statement issued last month, involves the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

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