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Report: US Nuke Weapons Drivers Got Drunk at Work

(Nov. 23) -- Federal agents driving convoys carrying America's nuclear weapons and other sensitive material sometimes got drunk on the job, and two agents were detained by police during an "incident" at a bar while on duty, according to an internal Energy Department report. Another agent was arrested for alleged public...

Robots to Patrol Former Nuclear Testing Site

(Oct. 4) -- An area outside Las Vegas where the United States once tested nuclear weapons is about to be patrolled by robots. The Nevada National Security Site just got the first of three robots, called the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced today. The...

Panel Finds Against Bush-Era Plan for New Nukes

(Nov. 20) -- Another aspect of Bush defense policy has quietly been undone, courtesy of an expert panel that determined the current arsenal of nuclear weapons has plenty of life left in it. The findings are a direct blow to proponents of building a new nuclear warhead, who have argued that potential flaws in the current...

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Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Will Stay Open For Another Year Under DOE Deal

FRANKFORT, Ky. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, under a deal announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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