Oct 09

Reliable Replacement Warhead Is a Symptom, Not the Solution

Ivan Oelrich, Nuclear Weapons 9 Comments » Print This Post

Last week, the Jasons, a group of distinguished scientists who advise the Department of Defense, released the unclassified summary of their review of the Reliable Replacement Warhead, or RRW. Walter Pincus covered the report in the Washington Post. The summary is posted on the FAS website.

Although almost everything about nuclear weapons and their design is classified, the unclassified summary contains many hints of problems with the RRW that are yet to be overcome.
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