Vol. 27, No. 44 
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Non-Proliferation
Global trend is toward embrace of test ban treaty, says treaty leader
Russia’s recent de-ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty goes against the global tide of embracing the pact that seeks to formally outlaw nuclear explosive testing, the head of the treaty’s governing body said this week. There is significant international… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Dems want cost estimates Congress didn’t ask for in nuke modernization report
Lawmakers who created an independent commission to study U.S. nuclear modernization efforts without estimating the cost, now want to see what replacing all three legs of the triad and rehabbing the National Nuclear Security Administration will cost. During a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Under approved stopgap funding measure, Congress extends NNSA funding through Jan. 19
The Department of Energy’s 2023 budget was extended through Jan. 19 by another short-term spending bill, which Congress passed this week before leaving Washington for their Thanksgiving recess. President Joe Biden (D) signed the House-authored bill on Thursday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate sends its NDAA to conference with House
The Senate on Wednesday voted 90-8 in favor of formally beginning final negotiations with the House to produce a unified version of an annual defense policy bill. Conferees from the two bodies must now hammer out a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
GAO: Kansas City Site struggling to meet staffing, supply chain needs
Staffing at the Kansas City National Security Campus can’t match its current workload and may not meet the demands of the next series of nuclear weapons life extensions, according to a recent report. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Kansas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE watchdog finds no classified information leaked during 2022 NNSA meeting
There is no evidence that classified information was disclosed during an open, unclassified National Nuclear Security Administration at Department of Energy Headquarters’ Forrestal Building in September of last year, an agency watchdog report found. However,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force secretary says Sentinel nuclear missile program ‘struggling’
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he is concerned about Northrop Grumman’s ability to develop the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile on time and that the program to replace the current Minuteman III fleet is “struggling.” Northrop’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up: BWX gets a new nuke operations manager; Nevada Site needs a big water tank; Frontline Cold War general dies, and more
Naval nuclear reactor manufacturer BWX Technologies appointed Mike Boorstein as the new general manager for its Nuclear Operations Group-Euclid manufacturing facility. In this role, Boorstein will be responsible for BWX’s daily operations at the site, which employs… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
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