Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Shift in Modernization Support Seen in GOP Controlled Senate

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
11/7/2014
With Republicans gaining control of the Senate this week in a wave of support during the mid-term elections, nuclear weapons experts and Congressional aides are expecting a shift toward support of modernizing the nation’s…

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Air Force Assistant Vice Chief of Staff: Modernization Most Efficient Course of Action

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Chief of Naval Ops: Sequestration Could Slash Key Ohio-class Replacement Project Personnel

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NNSA to Recompete Kansas City Plant Contract

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At Nevada

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B&W Moving Ahead With Plan to Split Power Generation, Gov’t/Nuclear Ops Groups

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DOE Envisions New Cleanup Contracts For Los Alamos In Mid-to-Late 2016

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Two Global Strike Command Leaders Relieved of Duty for Personal Behavior

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Officials Charged in Russian Uranium Transport Kickback Scheme for ‘Megatons’ Shipments

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Russia to Boycott 2016 Nuclear Security Summit

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EFCOG Eliminating 9 of 13 Working Groups, December Meeting

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Russian Ambassador Joins Lineup of Speakers for Nuclear Deterrence Summit

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At Oak Ridge

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First Committee Concludes Historic Session; Approves Two More Nuclear-Related Draft Resolutions

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At Livermore

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