Sarah Salem
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Nuclear ModernizationWilliams: W80-5 “Ahead of Schedule”, SLCM-N Not In Fiscal 2027 Budget, Will Be In Fiscal 2028
While the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) was not in the White House fiscal 2027 budget request, Brandon Williams, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said it has […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA’s Requested $7 Billion Hike For Seven Modernization Programs And Plutonium Pit Production, Administrator Says
Sen. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, said on Wednesday that it was “hard to see” a reason for the large spike in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSentinel Cost Estimate To Be Provided This Summer
Air Force Gen. Dale White, the director of critical major weapons systems at the Pentagon, said the Sentinel ICBM program will have an official cost estimation by this summer as […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDavid Beck To Deliver Plan For $3.1B NNSA Reconciliation Funds In Next 30 Days
David Beck, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), told Congress Monday he would give them a plan for spending fiscal 2026 reconciliation funds “within […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSen. Fischer Says ‘Listen To The Scientists’ But Be Ready To Test Weapons
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, said she has “faith” the models used at the national labs are good, but it’s “always good […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEnergy Secretary: Los Alamos “Actually Manufacturing Pits” With Goal Of 100 In Trump Administration
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright confirmed Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has “just begun” pit production during testimony Wednesday to the House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee on […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLockheed Martin Nabs Near Billion-Dollar Trident II Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Space business has secured an $850.4 million contract modification from the Navy to continue work on the Trident II (D5) Life Extension 2 program, according to a […]
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SpaceWhite House Lays Groundwork For 2030 Moon Reactor Mission
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy unveiled in a Tuesday memorandum a new initiative focused on the use of nuclear power in space. Within 30 days of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force, DIU Pick Buckley And Malmstrom Bases For Microreactors
The Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) said Wednesday they picked Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado and Malmstrom AFB in Montana as potential locations for nuclear microreactors. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWhite House Requests $32.8 billion For NNSA In Fiscal 2027 Topline
The Trump administration rolled out its very high-level budget proposal for fiscal 2027 on April 3, which included $32.8 billion for the Department of Energy’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration […]