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This is the second story in a series about Sentinel, the Air Force’s nuclear missile modernization project. Other stories touch on the challenges in the surrounding communities near Sentinel ...

Unlike its adversaries, the United States is currently lacking a viable capability to produce plutonium pits for its nuclear warheads. The long-term plan to develop the capability over the next decade ...

WASHINGTON — While NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) have restarted production of a plutonium isotope used to power some space missions, a new report warns of challenges that could threaten its ...