Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 20 No. 4 Wrap Up
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Improved Emergency Communications Network in 2015
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations revamped the agency’s mobile Emergency Communications Network (ECN) systems last year. The size of the ECN systems was… 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
Report Calls on Private Industry to Promote Nuclear Security
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The private sector should do more to promote nuclear security by developing voluntary consensus standards to reduce the risk of terrorism and cyberattacks against nuclear power plant facilities, according to a report… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
Concerns Voiced on SRS Possibly Receiving German Uranium
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 Members of an advisory board to the Savannah River Site this week shared their concerns on the site possibly receiving 1 million graphite spheres containing highly enriched uranium from German research reactors. The SRS… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
South Carolina Preparing Legal Action Over Plutonium Penalty Money
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is preparing to take legal action against the Department of Energy for unkept multimillion-dollar promises made to the state for disposal of nuclear weapon-usable plutonium now… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Y-12 Cited for Uranium Export Violation
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for a violation involving the improper export of uranium to Jamaica as part of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Experts: Russian Security Strategy Calls for New U.S. Nuclear Posture
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The United States’ nuclear posture should be updated to reflect the increased danger posed by Russian nuclear weapons threats and modernization, according to a panel of experts that testified Wednesday before the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
Conference on Disarmament Begins 2016 Session
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The United Nations’ Conference on Disarmament held its first public plenary of the 2016 session this week in Geneva, Switzerland. Kim Won-soo, acting U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, read a declaration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
Doomsday Clock Remains Unchanged, Warns of Existential Midnight
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ symbolic Doomsday Clock remains set at three minutes to midnight, representing a lack of progress in preventing global annihilation, the publication’s Science and Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
STRATCOM Commander: Time to Modernize Nuclear Triad
Valerie Insinna Defense Daily 01/29/2016 The head of U.S. Strategic Command last Friday tried to strike a balance between advocacy for the modernization of the United States’ nuclear triad and downplaying the nation’s diminished relationship with… 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
NNSA Chief Responds to DNFSB on Proposed Y-12 Project
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The National Nuclear Security Administration said it is working to address Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board questions and concerns about the Electrorefining Project that is supposed to replace some existing uranium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
Sandia Increased Small Business Spending in FY 2015
Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 1/29/2016 The Sandia National Laboratories increased its year-over-year total spending in fiscal 2015 by about $21 million and its spending on New Mexico businesses by over $19 million, according to an economic impact report released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]