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US criticised over rushed plutonium pit production plans
Original: The US government’s dangerous rush to produce new plutonium pits
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists argues the US government is moving too quickly to resume production of plutonium pits, the cores of nuclear warheads. The article warns that accelerating pit manufacturing, planned at sites such as Los Alamos and Savannah River, carries safety, environmental and technical risks, and questions whether the rush is justified by current defence needs.
Why now: Concerns over nuclear weapons modernisation and production safety are drawing renewed public and expert debate.
United States governmentBulletin of the Atomic ScientistsLos Alamos National LaboratorySavannah River SiteNational Nuclear Security Administration
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