Vol. 29, No. 28 
House Armed Services passes NDAA measures on DoD, NNSA
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Budget & Policy
House appropriations bill that funds NNSA clears committee, moves to full House
The House appropriations committee voted to advance a fiscal 2026 appropriations bill Thursday that would give $25.317 billion to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). That’s around $1.182 billion above the fiscal 2025 levels, although the funding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate authorizes highest limit yet for NNSA for 2026 at $26.87 billion
The Senate Armed Services Committee released bill language for its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would set the spending cap for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at $26.87 billion. That is over $400 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
SASC sets fiscal 2033 target for Sentinel
Congressional defense authorizers would prohibit a reduction in U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles below 400, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants initial operational capability (IOC) for the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by fiscal 2033. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT awarded $2.6 billion in naval nuclear reactor parts biz
BWX Technologies, based in Lynchburg, Va., announced Thursday the award of $2.6 billion in contracts, including future year options, to manufacture naval nuclear reactor components. The contracts, which build on the $2.1 billion in awards BWXT announced in February,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Acceleration of LRSO proposed by Senate defense authorizers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2026 bill would provide nearly $756 million for the U.S. Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile. The figure proposed for the LRSO by RTX–$149 million in the National Defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Bussiere would become second AFGSC head to serve as USAF vice chief
U.S. Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the seventh head of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) since its founding in 2009, would become the second AFGSC commander to ascend to Air Force Vice Chief of Staff if approved by the Senate. President Donald Trump nominated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! […]
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Budget & Policy
Slashing GAO funds would hurt DoD transparency, lawmaker says
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) used a House Armed Services Committee hearing on a must-pass national defense policy bill Tuesday to bemoan proposed cuts to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) budget. The House Appropriations Committee last month advanced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
IAEA does full-scope review of China’s nuclear facilities
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, recently concluded a 12-day mission to China where it conducted a full-scope review of all of China’s nuclear facilities, activities and safety framework. This review is the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Wrap-up: Iran update; Trinity test 80th anniversary; Sandia-Aeva collab for nuclear reactor security and more; Obituary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and foreign ministers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom have agreed that Iran will face greater sanctions if it does not reach a nuclear deal with the United States by August, Axios reported. If a deal is not reached, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence […]