Non-Proliferation

Markey Calls on NDAA Conferees to Keep Yield-Testing Prohibition in Final Bill

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Fresh from his primary victory over Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.), Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) led a big chunk of the Senate’s Democratic caucus, including the minority leader, in calling on conferees to maintain a prohibition against nuclear-explosive testing…

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House Bill With Requested Funds for B61-12 Would ‘Impair’ Delivery of B61-12, Senior Pentagon Official Says

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Inhofe Again Excoriates DOE Officials for Trying to ‘Destroy’ NNSA Autonomy

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Nuke Refreshes ‘Just Barely in Time,’ NNSA ‘Challenged’ to Deliver, VC Joint Chiefs Says

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NNSA Finishes Non-Nuclear B61-12 Prototype

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More COVID-19 Recoveries Than New Confirmed Cases at NNSA This Week

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NNSA Officially Picks Up Honeywell FM&T Contract Option at Kansas City

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NNSA Administrator is U.S. Rep to 2020 IAEA General Conference

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Senate Committee Advances Nominee for Nuke Council Staff Director Job

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Nuke District Congressman Predicts CR, Wants CARES Contractor Reimbursement Extended

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Ex-LANL Physicist Gets 5 Years Probation, $75K Fine, for Lying About Chinese Ties

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GBSD Program a Model for Acquisition Strategy That Lets U.S. Pace China on Weapons, STRATCOM Says

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LLNL Wraps Electrical Upgrades for Lab, Sandia California

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