Budget & Policy

Wrap Up

By Photo of Brian Bradley

NS&D Monitor
5/1/2015
IN THE WHITE HOUSE
President Barack Obama submitted to the Senate this week the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, urging the Senate’s “early and favorable consideration.” Ratified…

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Obama Administration Continues to Distance Itself from MOX

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GOP Sens. Criticize Kerry on Administration’s Disarmament Offer

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HASC Republicans Oppose Admin. Plan to Accelerate Dismantlement Work by 20 Percent

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HASC Markup Directs DoD to Communicate More on Strategic Forces

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Lawmakers Reject Attempts to Reduce NNSA Weapons Funding in FY16 Approps Bill

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NNSA Would Get Boost in House Version of FY 2016 NDAA

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Senator: Full-Scale Nuclear Modernization Should Proceed Despite Budget Crunch

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ICBM Silos Will Stay Warm as Boosters Are Removed

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Northrop Downplays Potential Combat Aircraft Consolidation Following LRSB Contract

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DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation

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SSP to Contract with Draper for Trident 2 Guidance Systems

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Israel Showing Support for CTBT Ratification, Treaty Official Says

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