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Nuclear Modernization

LANL, LLNL Directors Won’t Say Who’d Own W93 Sea-Based Warhead; Hint at Competition

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

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LANL, LLNL Directors Won’t Say Who’d Own W93 Sea-Based Warhead; Hint at Competition

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It remained uncertain Monday whether Los Alamos National Laboratory or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory would design the proposed, sea-based W93 warhead after the directors of each lab declined to say whether his shop would own responsibility for the weapon. Asked which of the two nuclear weapons design labs would handle the proposed W93 warhead, if Congress approves it, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director William Goldsmith said, “good question.” Thomas Mason, director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory since November 2018,…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]