Among the goals, per the letter to letter to Leahy, is the “modernize” the nuclear deterrent.
“The discretionary request maintains a strong, credible nuclear deterrent for the security of the Nation and U.S. allies,” the letter said. “While the Administration is reviewing the U.S. nuclear posture, the discretionary request supports ongoing nuclear modernization programs while ensuring that these efforts are sustainable.”
The same letter also proposes “the recapitalization of the Nation’s strategic ballistic missile submarine fleet.”
Ahead of the release of the full budget, there’s a call for President Biden to remove the previous administration’s plans for a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.
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Shubhankar Arun’s life since graduating last May shows the wisdom of zigging when you’d rather zag. After COVID-19 floored the economy last year, he shifted his job expectations and hopped continents as well.
Plan A had been to stay in the United States for a year on his work visa and look for a job in media. But in March 2020, Arun (COM’20) recalls, “Overnight, all job prospects everything just went completely out the window. I’d be talking to people and then [they’d] stop replying.…As an international student, it was five times as hard.”
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In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by Iran shows various centrifuge machines at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility.
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JERUSALEM, Israel – Although an attack damaged one of Iran’s key nuclear facilities, the regime maintains it’s closer than ever to creating weapons-grade uranium.
After accusing Israel of attacking the Natanz nuclear facility last week, Iran moved to increase its uranium enrichment to 60% purity – just a short technical step away from weapons-grade. The Iranian decision to start increasing uranium to 60 percent is disturbing. It is, I think, a signal to Israel and to the world powers that it is not going to be deterred by attacks on its nuclear facilities. Iran is trying to increase its leverage in the talks in Vienna,” explained Daryl G. Kimball, Iran nuclear analyst and executive director of the Arms Control Association.
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US President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP US President Joe Biden on Friday rebuked Iran, which earlier in the day began enriching uranium to its highest-ever purity, edging close to weapons-grade levels, calling the move unhelpful.
Iran’s moves come as it attempts to pressure negotiators in Vienna amid talks on restoring its nuclear deal with world powers after an attack on its main enrichment site.
In Washington, Biden said Tehran’s latest step was contrary to the deal. “We do not support and do not think it’s at all helpful,” he said. But he added that the Vienna talks had not been sidetracked.