Vol. 24, No. 10 
‘Most Contentious’ Nuclear Arms Modernization Debate Begins on Capitol Hill
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA, DOE Selling Softer Take on Budget Drama
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is selling its own version of a funding skirmish within the Department of Energy that ended in January with President Donald Trump approving a much larger raise for the civilian nuclear-weapons agency than expected… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE Revising Order That Limited DNFSB Access to Nuke Sites, Personnel
WASHINGTON — At Congress’ direction, the Department of Energy is revising a controversial order that curtailed the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (DNFSB) access to nuclear sites and personnel, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Thursday. “We’re… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
-
International
Trump Promises ‘Bold’ New Trilateral Arms Control Proposal With Russia, China
President Donald Trump plans to propose “a bold new trilateral arms control initiative with Russia and China,” according to a letter signed by Trump and shared on Twitter this week through the National Security Council’s account. In the letter, written on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
-
Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
First GBSD Missiles Might Go Into the Ground With Minuteman III Warheads
WASHINGTON — Some new Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missiles might be deployed into silos with warheads from their predecessor, the Minuteman III, a senior National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) official said here this week. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Dem Sens Want GAO Investigation Into Proposed NNSA Weapons Budget
Two of the Senate’s reliable nuclear skeptics last week asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the budget increase the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking for the 2021 fiscal year. Among other things, the GAO should… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
-
Non-Proliferation
Future Nonprolieration Partnerships With Russia Will be Different, if Any Exist, GAO Says
Future efforts to secure Russian nuclear material left after from the Cold War are likely to bear little resemblance to the gold-standard programs of the past, if any get off the ground in the current era of significantly worsened relations between Washington and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Forms Coronavirus 2019 Watch Group, Considering Scaling Back Events
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is contemplating ways to cope with further spread of the novel coronavirus that broke out in China last year, potentially including postponing conferences and other events, a spokesperson said Thursday. The agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
-
Plutonium Pit Production
Hearings Scheduled in Nuclear Security, Plutonium Storage Cases
As budget hearing season ramps up in Washington, D.C., hearings of a different kind are scheduled elsewhere in two court cases touching the nuclear security enterprise: one involving a former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist who pleaded guilty to lying… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
-
Cleanup & Remediation
Trial Date Set for Savannah River Negligence Case
Jury selection and trial are slated for late June in a $75,000 negligence lawsuit against the management and operations contractor for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. According to a scheduling order filed Friday, Henry Bradley’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Undaunted at 85, Inhofe to Seek Another Term
Age, like the budget, is sometimes just a number, as Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) hopes to prove in a sixth Senate term, candidacy for which the pro-nuclear Armed Services chair announced this week in an ad that appeared to feature him flying upside down in an airplane. Inhofe… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security […]
-
Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
PACAF Commander Brown Nominated As Next Air Force Chief of Staff
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has formally nominated Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to become the Air Force’s next chief of staff. If confirmed, Brown would become the first African-American chief of staff for any of the U.S. military… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]