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Defense Nuclear Amendments for the Senate’s FY22 NDAA: W80-4; Posture Review; Plant Directed R&D; More

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

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Defense Nuclear Amendments for the Senate’s FY22 NDAA: W80-4; Posture Review; Plant Directed R&D; More

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

With the Senate set to debate its version of the National Defense Authorization Act this week in Washington — the measure would authorize $20 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration compared with $19.7 billion requested — here’s a look at some of the defense-nuclear amendments proposed for the bill. One the Senate passes its NDAA, it will have to reconcile the measure with the House’s version. The lower chamber’s NDAA, approved in late August, would also authorize about $20 billion for the Department of…

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