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 LLNL....

Public Hearing about Lab’s Plutonium Bomb Core Work!

The Independent– Scott Yundt April 30, 2026   The government is restarting the production of Plutonium Pits (nuclear bomb cores) for the first time since 1989. A public hearing is scheduled in Livermore because of Livermore Lab’s (LLNL) involvement—which includes...

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...
Save New START- Nuclear Arms Treaties Must Not Expire

Save New START- Nuclear Arms Treaties Must Not Expire

CounterPunch– Leah Yananton January 29, 2026 Image Wikipedia. On 5 February 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) — the last remaining arms-control pact between the United States and Russia — is set to expire. Moscow offered to Washington to...