Vol. 28, No. 4 
Report: NNSA needs better management, data collection on projects less than $30 million
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Plutonium Pit Production
NNSA publishes final environmental study on disposal of surplus plutonium
About two years after it released a draft of the document, the National Nuclear Security Administration published a final environmental review of its plant to dispose of dozens of tons of surplus, weapon-usable plutonium. The nuclear weapons agency published its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Kansas City campus marks 75 years since taking over nuke component manufacturing mission
The Kansas City National Security Campus in Missouri, which manufactures most of the non-nuclear components of U.S. nuclear weapons celebrates its diamond anniversary next month. Initially dedicated by then-Senator Harry Truman in 1942, what began as a Pratt & Whitney plant building Double Wasp radial engines for a variety of World War II aircraft, the […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Nuclear Deterrence Summit kicks off next week, featuring NNSA, STRATCOM leadership and more
The annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, hosted by the Exchange Monitor, kicks off in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday with more than 60 speakers from the top ranks of the U.S. nuclear security enterprise. Expect much discussion of the National Nuclear Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Senators call out Sentinel delays, overruns in WSJ op-ed
Senators call out Sentinel delays, overruns in WSJ op-edTwo Republican Senators, both senior members of influential defense committees, on Friday published an op-ed airing concerns that U.S. nuclear modernization is lagging behind its adversaries, particularly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
IAEA head says potential for major accident at Ukrainian nuclear plant ‘very real’
There remains a “very real potential for a major nuclear accident at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant after two years of almost non-stop combat near the facility, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the United… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force to trim fat from ballooning Sentinel missile program
The Air Force is examining how to reduce the massive civil works project costs that make up a significant part of the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM program, service officials said Wednesday. The service last week informed Congress of a 37% unit… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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International
Wrap up: Russian nuke war simulator; more money for Savannah River from city and state
Russia has reportedly developed a nuclear war simulator, including blast and mushroom cloud effects, to train troops for fighting after an exchange of nuclear weapons with an adversary. The report comes from state-controlled media outlet Tass and was repeated in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]