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Depletion of Our Nuclear Weapons Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why nuclear deterrent will get worse before it gets better

By David S. Jonas and Patrick Rhoads

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan. 25, 2022, the Russian army's Iskander missile launchers and support vehicles prepare to deploy for drills in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

U.S. nuclear forces will be unable to deter Russia and China, bipartisan Hill panel warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Jill Hruby, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration addresses the media during the 66th General Conference of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) in Vienna, Sept. 28, 2022. The top priority continues to be restarting production activities given the world's deteriorating security environment, Hruby recently told a congressional subcommittee. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey) **FILE**

U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plan spurs cost questions

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The federal agency that oversees U.S. nuclear research and bomb-making has signed off on the first planning and design phase for a multibillion-dollar project to manufacture key components for the nation's nuclear arsenal. The plan calls for making at least 30 plutonium cores per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, to examine the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Josh Hawley raises concerns about diversity training at national lab

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, National Nuclear Security Administration administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty talks about her agency's work to reduce global nuclear threats during a business conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Lisa Gordon-Hagerty will visit New Mexico Thursday, July 16, 2020 as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government's nuclear security operations. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

US officials laud successful B61 tests over Nevada desert

Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The agency that oversees the United States' nuclear arsenal says it doesn't need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of plutonium triggers at federal installations in New Mexico and South Carolina. The National Nuclear Security Administration on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, released a supplemental analysis related to the project, saying the determination was made after reviewing extensive documentation and public comments that were received last year. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Lawmakers assured review of nuclear weapons work to be open

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The agency that oversees the United States' nuclear arsenal says it doesn't need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of plutonium triggers at federal installations in New Mexico and South Carolina. The National Nuclear Security Administration on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, released a supplemental analysis related to the project, saying the determination was made after reviewing extensive documentation and public comments that were received last year. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

US lawmakers from New Mexico hold out on review of nuke plan

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

Congress drops bid to loosen supervision of nuclear agency

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

The Latest: Congress drops bid to ease nuke agency control

Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, shows construction crews are seen as they work on early stages of a new mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fabrication facility at the Savannah River nuclear complex near Aiken, S.C. The agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially be removed from direct oversight under a defense policy bill being negotiated in Congress. The little-noticed provision is opposed by the Trump administration and senior lawmakers from both parties. The report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the NNSA, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility has ballooned from $1.4 billion in 2004 to more than $17 billion. (Grace Beahm /The Post And Courier via AP)

Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. government has awarded a team of two universities and a research firm with offices around the world a $2.5 billion-a-year contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

New $2.5B contract awarded to manage nuclear weapons lab

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Questions swirl about plutonium pit production at US lab

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated aerial view shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The competition for a multibillion-dollar contract to manage the troubled Los Alamos National Laboratory is beginning after a week in which the northern New Mexico facility was hit with criticism for its record of safety lapses. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The $2 billion contract to manage one of the federal government's premier nuclear weapons laboratories will be up for grabs after 2017. The National Nuclear Security Administration has decided not to grant an extension of Los Alamos National Security's contract to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Contract to manage federal nuke lab up for grabs after 2017

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

** FILE ** The Trinity Test Site, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. (Associated Press)

U.S. nuke sites dismantled security to save money: GAO report

By Adam Kredo — The Washington Free Beacon

Audit: Lack of cost control at SC nuke fuel plant

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

National Nuclear Security Administration Director Frank Klotz, center, talks about the challenges the agency will have as it tries to modernize some of its facilities during a new conference at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Head of federal nuclear agency visits New Mexico

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Feds: Plans to mothball MOX plant on hold

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press