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NNSA Will Strip Some W87-1 Features to Pay for Overruns on Other Nukes

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MCLEAN, Va. — The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to help defray cost overruns on two nuclear-weapon refurbishments by stripping features out of the planned warhead for the Air Force’s next land-based intercontinental ballistic…

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