Vol. 29, No. 40

Budget & Policy

NNSA furloughs 80% of workforce, focus on keeping Pantex and Y-12 open

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed around 1,400 employees, 80% of its workforce, with only 375 exempted as critical personnel that will still come into work Monday. “Today, roughly 80% of the National Nuclear Security Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Budget & Policy

    EnergySec thanks Cortez Masto for vote, says ‘virtually all’ NNSS fed employees furloughed

    Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, in a press conference Monday in Nevada., said all of the federal employees at Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) had been furloughed. Wright spoke in two press conferences in Nevada Monday, one being in Las Vegas and one being… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Senate Dems vote against moving defense appropriations amid shutdown

    A Senate vote to move forward on fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations legislation failed last Thursday, as most Democrats opposed supporting the measure amid the ongoing government shutdown. “We want to appropriate beyond just defense. We want a broader package… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • International

    Trump approves of AUKUS moving along, says expediting sub sales to Australia

    President Donald Trump clearly approved of the trilateral AUKUS agreement Monday and even indicated the U.S. would expedite the sale and delivery of three to five nuclear-powered attack submarines. Trump’s remarks came as he appeared next to Australian Prime… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • International

    Australia doubles sub supplier qualification investments

    The Australian government announced it was doubling its investment in a submarine supplier qualification pilot program that is helping companies qualify to enter the supply chain of the U.S. submarine industrial base. The Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • International

    Courtney: Australians “buoyant” for AUKUS after Trump meeting

    The ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee on Tuesday reported the Australian officials are “buoyant and bullish” about AUKUS moving forward following a Monday meeting between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Northrop Grumman completes critical design review for Sentinel launch support

    Northrop Grumman and the Air Force have completed a critical design review for the launch support system of the LGM-35A Sentinel future intercontinental ballistic missile, the defense contractor said Monday. The launch support system is a digital command and control… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Northrop Grumman reports strong quarter; another B-21 award expected soon

    Fueled by its Defense Systems and Mission Systems segments, Northrop Grumman, which is developing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, Tuesday reported strong third quarter results wherein earnings rose Net earnings for the third quarter, ended Sept.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    DNFSB praises former Acting Chair Summers

    The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) officially announced Saturday Oct. 18 that Acting Chair Thomas Summers has ended his service with the agency following the expiration of his five-year term. “Mr. Summers served the board with distinction, most… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DNFSB authority reduced with only one member

    The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) will lose some of its watchdog powers but will retain others, even while down to one member, the departed acting chair of the board Thomas Summers said last week. This is the second article resulting from Exchange… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    New Mexico should not hold up out-of-state shipments to WIPP, ECA says

    The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) should stay open to shippers of defense-related transuranic waste from across-the-country, the Energy Communities Alliance told New Mexico’s Environment Secretary James Kenney in a letter Friday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • International

    Wrap up: RAF Lakenheath nuclear status; DOE undersecretary replaced; Centrus sets earnings Nov. 6

    Satellite imagery of Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath’s new construction sparks curiosity about whether there are new U.S. nuclear weapons in the U.K., the Federation of American Scientists said. According to the Federation, U.S. budget documents show that the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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