Vol. 25, No. 37 
King Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review
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Budget & Policy
House Passes Stopgap 2022 Budget; Senate GOP Threatens Fillibuster
The full House this week passed a stopgap spending bill that would essentially freeze federal spending, including at the Department of Energy, at 2021 levels until Dec. 3. It was a party-line vote in the Democratic-majority chamber: 220-211, with one member not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Life Extension Programs
B83 Appears Intact in Senate NDAA; Bill Would Mandate Nuke Review Every Four Years
A service life extension would be authorized for the B83 megaton gravity bomb in 2022 and every new president would have to review U.S. nuclear force posture, if a Senate committee’s version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act becomes law. The Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Active COVID Cases Hit Summer High in September; Three Deaths This Week
COVID-19 cases and deaths surged across the National Nuclear Security Administration complex in summer’s final month, with active infections hitting levels not seen since November and the agency confirming three new fatalities this week alone. At deadline, 25… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Alleged Sandia Swindler Dickering Over Sentence
A dispute about the magnitude of a former employee’s theft from Sandia National Laboratory prompted an assistant U.S. attorney to refuse a request from the defendant’s lawyers that the U.S. District court knock two months off the former lab hand’s potential… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Australian Nuclear Sub Effort Could Take Decades, Admiral Says
By Rich Abott Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on Thursday said the effort to design, build, support and properly oversee Australia’s fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines under a new deal may take decades. Last week, the U.S., U.K. and Australia… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Roundup: SLBM Test; Dell for the Stockpile; Rubbing Elbows at IAEA; More
The USS Wyoming ballistic missile submarine launched a pair of Trident II D5LE missiles from the Eastern Test Range near Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 17, the Navy announced in a press release over the weekend. The launch of the unarmed missiles were… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]