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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

U.S. Warhead Testing Behind Schedule, IG Says
By @ 10:59 PM :: 1239 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

"Significant backlogs" in surveillance testing of several types of nuclear warheads in the aging U.S. stockpile have created gaps in information needed to ensure that the weapons remain reliable, a report released yesterday by the Energy Department's inspector general said.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Future of nuke complex up for review, comment
By @ 8:43 PM :: 1552 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

Peace activists are calling it "Bombplex 2030." The government's roadmap for the nuclear weapons complex, including the future role of the Y-12 warhead plant in Oak Ridge, promises to be a hot topic in coming months with opportunities for public involvement.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

U.S. uranium stockpile falls short on security
By @ 6:46 PM :: 1048 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

The U.S. Energy Department cannot meet its own post-Sept. 11 security standards to repel a terrorist force at the Ft. Knox of uranium, a Tennessee facility that stores an estimated 189 metric tons of bomb-grade material, agency officials acknowledged.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Owner says no huge bomb test at southern Indiana quarry
By @ 8:17 PM :: 1091 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

A southern Indiana limestone quarry will not be used by the U.S. military as the testing site for a powerful new bomb intended to penetrate solid rock formations, a congressman and the site's owner said.

Friday, August 18, 2006

Fireworks Deferred: Divine Strake, Hellish Repercussions
By @ 6:10 PM :: 1033 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

Shock and awe is coming home. The Bush administration is planning to conduct future preemptive wars with "mini-nukes" and, to that end, wants to set off a nuclear-sized explosion at the government's Nevada Test Site, sixty-five miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Friday, June 30, 2006

'Science complex' raises funding, compliance questions
By @ 6:02 PM :: 1223 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

Los Alamos National Laboratory is turning to the U.S. Postal Service for help in arranging third-party financing for a planned new science complex on Two-Mile Mesa, near the main administrative area.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Cold War Relic in Pieces, but Next Generation Looms
By @ 5:41 PM :: 1083 Views :: Nuclear Weapons

The Bush administration is expected to announce today that it has dismantled the last of the most powerful nuclear missile warheads left over from the Cold War. At the same time, however, a Senate subcommittee has added $10 million to next year's budget to fund a design competition for the second warhead in a new generation of U.S. nuclear weapons.

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