NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: The Administration's 2018 Plan for Verification and Monitoring Met Most Reporting Requirements but Did Not Include Future Costs and Funding Needs

Abstract

In 2015 and 2017, federal law directed the President to submit a plan to Congress for monitoring the potential spread of nuclear weapons and materials. In earlier reports, we found those plans did not address required areas. A 2018 law again directed the President to produce a plan, which the National Nuclear Security Administration prepared. Most required subjects were included, such as plans for research and development and international engagement. However, the plan did not include information on its cost over the next 10 years. We recommended the NNSA provide estimates of the funding needed to support the activities in the plan.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1167192

Entities

People

  • David Trimble

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Agreements
  • Budget Estimates
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Federal Budgets
  • Federal Law
  • Fissile Materials
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • International Organizations
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Verification
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security