Vol. 24, No. 18 
NNSA Orders 225K China-Made Respirator Masks From Small Biz
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA’s Count of Active COVID-19 Cases Falls to 32, as Some Workers Return
States that host National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) production sites are among the first attempting an economic thaw, moving to reopen some businesses this week, as the number of confirmed active cases of COVID-19 across the agency dipped to 32. That… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
DOE Plutonium Disposal Could Falter Without Technology Development, National Academies Panel Warns
The primary obstacle to the Department of Energy’s plan for diluting and disposing of surplus plutonium deep underground in New Mexico is scaling up the technology and workforce to do the job, a National Academies panel said Thursday in a long-awaited final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Will Let DNFSB Attend Nuclear Explosive Safety Meetings on Trial Basis
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is willing to let Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) personnel attend meetings of the secretive Nuclear Explosives Safety Study Group at the Pantex Plant in Texas on a “trial” basis, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Former NNSA Head Says New START Lapse Could Sap Congressional Support for Agency
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) might lose political support in Congress for a key mission if the U.S.-Russia New START nuclear arms control treaty lapses, the immediate past head of the semiautonomous Department of Energy agency said this week. About… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Life Extension Programs
Pantex Moves Closer to ‘Rate Production’ of Sub-Launched Warhead
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Pantex Plant in Texas said Monday it has assembled the “first production capability unit” of the W88 Alt-370 submarine-launched nuclear warhead, a precursor to the first production unit intended to prove the entire warhead design is ready for mass manufacturing. The phrase “first production capability unit” officially debuted in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Northrop Chief Expects GBSD Award By August
The Air Force probably will not award a contract to build next-generation, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles more than a month or two earlier than planned, the chief executive of presumptive prime Northrop Grumman said Wednesday morning during a conference… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Nuclear Cruise Missile Might Be Early, Air Force Says
The Air Force might deploy its Long-Range Standoff Weapon cruise missile earlier than anticipated, while the new Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile should be ready on time, the head of the service’s Global Strike Command said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Low-Yield Warhead Eliminates Need for Nuclear Buildup, State Says
The Department of State has framed deployment of a low-yield warhead aboard U.S. submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles as a means of preventing a nuclear arms race. The agency’s 10-page, election-year publication is part of a series of Arms… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
N.M. Senators Back Short Extension of Environmental Review for Los Alamos Pits
New Mexico’s delegation to the U.S. Senate last week asked the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to further delay into mid-June the public comment period on an environmental review of pit production at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Sens. Tom… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Energy Department Still Has Unfinished Business on GAO Recommendations
While it has made progress, the Department of Energy still needs to more fully address priority recommendations to improve performance in its nuclear security and cleanup missions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Wednesday. In an annual update,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Boeing Swings To Loss In First Quarter As COVID-19 Slams Company
By Calvin Biesecker Defense Daily The global economic hardship creates by the COVID-19 pandemic gouged Boeing’s first-quarter financial results, mainly in its commercial businesses, but even the defense segment reported top- and bottom-line declines. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
COVID-19 Impacts Hit GD’s First Quarter Results On Delayed Aircraft Deliveries
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic delayed General Dynamics deliveries of business jets in the first quarter, sending sales and net income lower. The company’s defense businesses overall reported slightly higher sales and profit. Net income fell 5 percent to $706… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Correction
A story in the April 24 issue of Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor should have said the National Nuclear Security Administration was tracking 65 cumulative cases of COVID-19. The agency reported the incorrect number of cases that day, due to what a spokesperson… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]