Several reports of the Congressional Research Service on nuclear weapons policy have recently been updated, including the following:
“Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,” updated January 23, 2006.
“North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program,” updated January 17, 2006.
“Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons,” updated January 13, 2006.
“Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda,” updated January 3, 2006.
DOE has spent considerable time in the last few years focused on how to strengthen the Department’s workforce and deliver on its mission. The FY25 budget request looks to continue those investments.
The total number of U.S. nuclear warheads are now estimated to include 1,770 deployed warheads, 1,938 reserved for operational forces. An additional 1,336 retired warheads are awaiting dismantlement, for a total inventory of 5,044 warheads.
CHIPS is poised to ramp up demand for STEM graduates, but the nation’s education system is unprepared to produce them.
The Administration has continued to push for further clean energy investments, but faces a difficult fiscal environment in Congress – which has meant shortfalls for many priority areas like funding for CHIPS and Science.