Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

U.S. Announces Active Deployed Stockpile of 4,804 Warheads

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
5/2/2014
The United States had 4,804 nuclear weapons in its active deployed stockpile as of September of last year, having trimmed 309 weapons from the last time it declassified the size of its nuclear arsenal in 2010. Under Secretary…

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UPF Red Team: Federal Mgmt. Changes Key to Moving out of 9212 by 2025

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House Republicans Seek to Speed up Some NNSA Modernization Efforts

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DOE Holds off on MOX Suspension, but Pressure from Congress Continues

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As Oak Ridge Takes over American Centrifuge, Lawmakers Question Funding

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Sen. Feinstein Vows to Fight Cuts to NNSA Nonproliferation Budget

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North Dakota Senator Urges Acceleration of ALCM Replacement

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House Republicans Take Aim at Arms Control Ambitions in Light of Ukraine

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GAO Calls into Question NNSA FY 2022 Dismantlement Goal

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Senate Bill Would Limit New Start Reductions, Arms Control Talks

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J-Lab Contractor SURA Considering Bid for Brookhaven Lab Contract

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Klotz to Begin Tour of Weapons Complex Next Week

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Op-Ed: The Wheel of Progress, and Security in the Wake of Y-12

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Livermore Official Named UC VP for Lab Management

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At Oak Ridge

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Wrap Up: In the DNFSB, In the Industry

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