LLNL’S Priority is Nuclear Weapons

The Independent- Tanvi Kardile April 23, 2026   The administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been released, and it is staggering. The one-year funding request for $3,202,772,000 is the highest ever for...

Plutonium Bomb Cores

The Independent- Marylia Kelley May 7, 2026   It’s May. Spring is in the air. Breathe deeply. But more plutonium too? The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to produce 80 or more plutonium bomb cores, called pits, each year to place inside new...