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Nuclear Modernization

New START Lapse Could Mean Billions In DOE Nuclear Expenses, Budget Office Warns

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

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New START Lapse Could Mean Billions In DOE Nuclear Expenses, Budget Office Warns

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If the New START nuclear arms-limitation treaty expires in February, and the U.S. decides to boost its deployed nuclear weapons, there could be billions of dollars in one-time and recurring costs on the Department of Energy side of the equation, the Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday. Although the study, “The Potential Costs of Expanding U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces If the New START Treaty Expires,” purports not to estimate the cost to the Department of Energy for producing, sustaining, and storing…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]