Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

New Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says

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Pat Host
Defense Daily
3/20/2015
The Air Force’s secretive and lucrative Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program is progressing according to plan, according to a key service official. Assistant Air Force Secretary for Acquisition Bill LaPlante told a Senate…

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Panel: Russia’s Aggressive Behavior Threatens World Order, Destroys Bilateral Trust

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Thornberry: Full HASC to Look More Closely at Strategic Deterrence

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Navy Might Have to Look Outside Itself to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement

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House, Senate Budget Resolutions Increase War Funds, Making Room for Nuclear Spending?

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GAO: EM Not Properly Prioritizing NNSA Facilities for D&D

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Air Force Global Strike Commander Nominated to be STRATCOM Deputy Commander

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SRS Working With NNSA to Limit Impacts of Proposed FY16 Budget Cut for H-Canyon

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NNSA Preparing Small Business Set-Aside Opportunities This Fiscal Year

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FAS Releases Report on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

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At Sandia

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At Savannah River

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