Vol. 20, No. 38 
Stopgap Bill Freezes NNSA Funding, Leaving Some Sites, Infrastructure Activities with Less
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Non-Proliferation
Energy Department Rips MOX Contractor’s Construction Estimates
CB&I AREVA MOX Services provided “misleading” information in determining how much construction of the Savannah River Site’s Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) will cost, and how long it will take to build the plant, according to an updated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
SRS Starts Downblending 6 MT of Plutonium
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site said Friday it has begun downblending 6 metric tons of surplus nuclear weapon-usable plutonium. The milestone follows DOE’s announcement on April 5 that it would downblend the material and send it to… 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
Clinton in Leaked Audio: ‘Inclined’ to Cancel LRSO Program
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suggested she would cancel the Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile program if elected, according to leaked audio obtained by The Washington Free Beacon from a private campaign event held in Virginia… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Clinton, Trump Spar Over Nuclear Weapons Comments During First Presidential Debate
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, in their first of three debates, agreed Monday that the greatest threat facing the world is the proliferation of nuclear weapons but sparred over Trump’s prior comments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
New No-First-Use Bills Introduced in Congress
Lawmakers this week introduced new legislation in the House and Senate that would prevent the president from conducting a first-use nuclear strike without first obtaining a declaration of war by Congress. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Defense Secretary Reinforces Triad Modernization During Nuclear Enterprise Visits
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter touted the nation’s nuclear modernization efforts and existing deterrence strategy during a trip this week to areas central to the U.S. nuclear enterprise. He spoke to troops at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota – which hosts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Non-Proliferation
Administration Officials Double Down Against OEWG Ban Treaty Efforts
Obama administration officials on Tuesday doubled down on their opposition to international efforts to negotiate a nuclear weapons ban through the United Nations. Anita Friedt, principal deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
Poland HEU-Free Following Fuel Repatriation
The National Nuclear Security Administration, alongside Poland, Russia, and the International Atomic Energy Agency, has repatriated 61 kilograms of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Poland, making the country the 31st plus Taiwan to become HEU-free,… 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
DOE EA Offers Largely Positive Reviews of NCERC Facility Operations, UPF Project Engineering
The Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) engineering program at the Y-12 National Security Complex is sound and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is adequately operating the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC), the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
Republicans Criticize, Democrats Laud U.N. Security Council Resolution on CTBT
Following the United Nations Security Council’s adoption on Sept. 23 of a resolution encouraging nations to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Republicans lambasted what Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called a “toothless resolution” while Democrats… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
Gen. Larry Welch Awarded LLNL’s John Foster Medal
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Monday honored retired Air Force Gen. Larry Welch with the John S. Foster Jr. Medal, an annual award established last year to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to nuclear security. “Gen.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Defense & Military
Wrap Up: Hyten Confirmed to Lead STRATCOM
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Air Force Gen. John Hyten to be commander of U.S. Strategic Command, replacing outgoing Adm. Cecil Haney. Hyten currently leads the Air Force Space Command, overseeing U.S. space and cyberspace forces since assuming the position… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]