Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 22 No. 08
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February 23, 2018

‘W76 Mod 2’ Would Be NNSA’s New Low-Yield Sub-Launched Warhead

By ExchangeMonitor

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could turn the existing W76 warhead into the low-yield submarine-launched weapon requested by the Donald Trump administration by dialing back its explosive yield, a senior agency official…

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Table of Contents

W80-4 Would Grab Lion's Share of Proposed Budget Increase for NNSA Stockpile Work

By Dan Leone
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty Sworn In as NNSA Administrator

By ExchangeMonitor
‘W76 Mod 2’ Would Be NNSA’s New Low-Yield Sub-Launched Warhead

By ExchangeMonitor
Nuclear Weapons Council Plans Spring Field Trips to 'Key' NNSA Facilities

By Dan Leone
LANL Director ‘Confident’ Lab Can Handle Low-Yield Warhead

By ExchangeMonitor
LANL Weapons Chief Lauds Lab's Plutonium Pit Capabilities

By ExchangeMonitor
NNSA to Choose Between New Uranium Enrichment Plants by Dec. 2019

By ExchangeMonitor
Judge: S.C. Should Combine $100M Claims in Plutonium Suits

By Staff Reports
DOE Docs Leave Some Questions Unanswered on Drone Flyovers at Savannah River Site

By Staff Reports
NPR’s New Nuke SLCM May Not Be Submarine-Launched

By Staff Reports
DNFSB Budget Request About Flat at $31M for 2019

By ExchangeMonitor