We rarely hear those in Washington, but we are always grateful when we do.

But we all have to acknowledge that Russia is not exactly a willing partner these days to help us contain that massive hoard of fissile material.

We should not overlook the central fact that the administration and the Republican majority in Congress are keeping the nuclear deterrent safe, secure, and reliable.

Are you confident of the contents of the drums that will be going to the site?

It is an amazing tradition of excellence the Naval Reactors has pursued over lo these many years.

It is rare in the modern Congress to have essentially a good news hearing, but I think this one of those hearings.

So, that is good news for the American people, that is good news for America, that is even good news for this Congress.

Recommendation 4 might be seen by some critics as promoting an aggressive posture that would put the United States in a position to manufacture new nuclear weapons quickly and thus fuel a new global nuclear arms race.

To avoid the fundamental risk of losing a core capability that could be essential for responding to evolving national security threats, our committee realized that the NNSA complex needs a means of exercising, on a regular and ongoing…

The state of peer review at the weapons labs is healthy and robust, the state of design competition is not.

A prototype developed in a design competition should be a nuclear device, not a warhead.