Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 06
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February 07, 2020

NNSA Backs Off Drive to Speed Up Pit Production at Los Alamos

By Dan Leone

The National Nuclear Security Administration last spring quietly backed off a drive to produce 30 plutonium nuclear-warhead cores per year at the Los Alamos National Laboratory earlier than the long-established target of 2026, a recently published contract modification…

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Pentagon Will Foot Bill for NNSA’s 2021 Budget Plus-Up, Report Says

By Staff Reports
Pentagon Confirms Deployment of Low-Yield SLBM Warhead

By Dan Leone
NNSA Cites Frustrations With Kansas City, Los Alamos in 2019 Contractor Evaluations

By Dan Leone
NNSA Backs Off Drive to Speed Up Pit Production at Los Alamos

By Dan Leone
DOE, South Carolina Still in Talks Over Massive Plutonium-Removal Fines

By Staff Reports
DOE Plutonium Disposition Project Reaches Critical Decision 1

By Dan Leone
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By Staff Reports
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