National Nuclear Security Administration: Information on the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request and Affordability of Nuclear Modernization Activities

Abstract

The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is currently conducting four weapon modernization programs. NNSA manages its weapon modernization programs in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD), which undertakes related work to modernize nuclear weapon delivery systems, including heavy bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles and the submarines that carry them. In addition, NNSA is managing numerous, multi-billion-dollar construction projects and related activities to modernize the infrastructure it uses to produce the components and materials needed for its weapon modernization programs. This report provides information on four areas related to NNSAs modernization activities: (1) funding for nuclear modernization activities, (2) comparison of modernization activities in budget materials for fiscal year 2021 and earlier, (3) affordability discussion in the Fiscal Year 2020 SSMP, and (4) implications of potential New START expiration for modernization activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 2020
Accession Number
AD1123100

Entities

People

  • Alan Smith
  • Alisa Beyninson
  • Antoinette Capaccio
  • Jason Holliday
  • Pamela Davidson
  • Penney Harwell-caramia
  • Sara Sullivan
  • Tara Congdon

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Budget Estimates
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Federal Budgets
  • Fissile Materials
  • Force Structure
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Materials
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Strategic Materials
  • Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • Weapon Delivery
  • Weapon Delivery Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.