A Defense and Energy department organization that oversees U.S. policies on nuclear weapons has given its blessing to the Reliable Replacement Warhead program after reviewing competing RRW designs from two of the nation's premier national laboratories, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced today. In making this decision, the group -- called the Nuclear Weapons Council and led by Pentagon acquisition czar Kenneth Krieg -- agreed that pursuing the program is a viable strategy for maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile...
