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Nuclear Modernization

B83 Bomb Can Go 5-7 More Years Without Major Refurb, DoE Says

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

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B83 Bomb Can Go 5-7 More Years Without Major Refurb, DoE Says

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) can only wait five to seven more years before beginning a potentially costly life-extension program on the megaton-class B83 gravity bomb, a senior agency official said Wednesday in a budget hearing. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) coaxed the estimate out of Charles Verdon, deputy administrator for NNSA Defense Programs, during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations energy and water subcommittee. Feinstien, ranking member of the panel that writes the Senate’s first draft of the annual…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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