Vol. 21, No. 26 
Former National Security Council Staffer on Deck to Lead NNSA
-
Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Gears Up for Los Alamos Contract Procurement Amid Shipping Error Probe
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Tuesday issued a presolicitation notice for the next management and operations contract for its Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The notice comes just days after the semiautonomous Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
-
Budget & Policy
House Steps in to Save MOX Again
The House of Representatives’ version of the Department of Energy funding bill for fiscal 2018 would again defy the agency’s intention to kill its Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina. The House Appropriations energy and water subcommittee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
-
International
Congress Responds to Russian INF Treaty Violation
The U.S. Congress is taking a preliminary tit-for-tat approach to addressing Russia’s breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, calling in new legislation for the Defense Department to start work on its own middle-range missile. There have been… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
-
Defense & Military
SASC Backs Shanahan For Deputy Defense Secretary
Marc Selinger Defense Daily The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved by voice vote June 28 the nomination of former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan to be deputy secretary of defense. The committee’s action came after Shanahan submitted 10 pages… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Local Councilmember Talks MOX Termination with S.C. Governor
South Carolina’s governor reiterated his concerns late last week about the federal government’s continued efforts to end the Savannah River Site’s MOX project, a local elected official said Monday. The 310-square-mile Department of Energy facility is primarily… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
-
International
Wrap Up: Open Letter Sent to Trump, Putin on Bilateral Relations
As they look to reduce bilateral tensions, the United States and Russia could begin by issuing a joint presidential declaration that a nuclear war is unwinnable and must be avoided at all costs, former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and onetime top officials from three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]