Vol. 25, No. 15 
Hruby Nominated to Lead National Nuclear Security Administration
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Budget & Policy
HASC Chair Wants ‘More Conservative’ Approach With Defense, Nuclear Spending
The chair of the House Armed Services Committee quoted chapter-and-verse from his bible of nuclear weapon policies this week in a chat with the D.C.-based Reagan Institute, during which he advocated for trimming the defense budget by preventing particular crises… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Biden Nominees to Lead Nuclear Weapons Council, DOE Intergovernmental Programs Sent to Senate
President Biden’s nominees to lead the Nuclear Weapons Council and the Department of Energy’s intergovernmental affairs programs are headed to the Senate, the White House announced this week. The Senate had not scheduled hearings on either nominee at deadline… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Reports Lowest Weekly COVID-19 Total Since Early Days of Pandemic
The National Nuclear Security Administration reported only 13 new confirmed, positive COVID-19 cases this week, which was well below the mean average for the last two months and, individually, one of the lowest week-to-week increases since the disease reached the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Life Extension Programs
U.K. Warhead Upgrade Will Move With or Without W93, British Official Says
The United Kingdom will plow ahead with its new submarine-launched warhead no matter what happens this year with the planned W93 in the U.S., and the warhead replacement program has nothing to do with the Kingdom’s recent decision to increase its warhead cap,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Appoints Armstrong Head of Savannah River Field Office
The National Nuclear Security Administration appointed Jason Armstrong to lead the Savannah River Field Office, the semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapon steward wrote in a press release on this week. Armstrong was most recently assistant manager for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Constructively Dissatisfied: 30 Minutes with Michael Lempke, President, Nuclear & Environmental Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries
It was not quite a year ago when Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reorganized its Technical Services segment to include three distinct business units. Nuclear and Environmental Services, the unit in charge business development at Department of Energy nuclear-weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]