Vol. 28, No. 48 
Senate vote on NDAA next week; ban on transgender treatment rankles House dems
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Budget & Policy
Analysis: 2025 defense bill keeps spending close to request; host of policy tweaks for NNSA
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House passed on Wednesday, would set the National Nuclear Security Administration’s spending cap at $24.9 billion for the fiscal year. The number, hashed out last weekend behind closed doors by a bicameral… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Clock ticking on Ike White nomination to DNFSB
With time expiring soon on this congressional session, a longtime federal manager is still awaiting Senate confirmation to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The nomination of William “Ike” White to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
NNSA agrees to update waste disposing strategy, according to GAO report
The National Nuclear Security Administration said it would update its strategy for disposing of defense nuclear waste in 2026, according to its response to a report by the Government Accountability Office. On Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Drone hit and damaged IAEA vehicle at Ukraine’s ZNPP this week
The rear of an International Atomic Energy Agency vehicle was destroyed by a Kamikaze drone during a rotation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the agency said in a release Tuesday. Personnel from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Investigation into Syrian nuclear weapons interrupted by Assad collapse, IAEA said
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s probe into Syria’s potential nuclear weapons activities paused when rebels took control of the Syrian capital and forced its former dictator to flee. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Early comments criticize DOE WIPP legacy disposal plan
As of Dec. 1, the New Mexico Environment Department has 27 pages of emails with comments on the Department of Energy’s plan to define legacy transuranic waste for disposal at DOE’s deep underground disposal site near Carlsbad, N.M. Most early comments are from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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International
Wrap up: Belarus deployed Russian warheads; Australia honors Rep. Joe Courtney; McConnell falls; Air Force commander says don’t forget about NC3; More
Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko said this week that “several dozen” Russian nuclear warheads are deployed in his country, according to state-owned news agency BELTA Tuesday. “I have brought nuclear warheads here. … Many people are writing: ‘It’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]