The US has successfully tested an updated version of a B-61 atomic bomb in defiance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

US Successfully Tested Updated B61 Nuclear Bomb 2/6/14

CYBERWARRIOR

Published on Feb 7, 2014

The US has successfully tested an updated version of a B-61 atomic bomb in defiance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which calls for nuclear disarmament.

The National Nuclear Security Administration said in a statement that the test was conducted on Tuesday by the Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, National Journal reported.

The analysis “is a significant achievement and gives us confidence in our ability to move forward with our efforts to increase the safety and security of the bomb,” Don Cook, NNSA deputy administrator for defense programs, said…..

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Former Target store manager to oversee U.S. nuclear security

Dana Liebelson
Mother Jones
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:20 CST

Ever since last summer, when a 82-year-old nun broke into the Y-12 nuclear weapons complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the National Nuclear Security Administration has scrambled to improve its leadership and beef up security at America’s nuke facilities. Now it appears the agency has found the man for the job: The weekly trade publication Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor reported last week that the NNSA has named as its acting head of nuclear security Steve Asher, a retired Air Force colonel who fewer than four years ago was working as a “team leader” at a Target store in Spokane, Washington. Prior to that, he commanded a missile base in Montana that flunked a nuclear security test within five months of his departure.

This November 2009 video, dug up by the Project On Government Oversight (where I used to be a fellow), shows Asher hawking Black Friday bargains: “A lot of folks were being thrifty in their shopping this year, and so we sold more of our $1.99 towels than we expected!”

Asher’s new title is acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Security and Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, which puts him in charge of developing and implementing security programs at nuke sites nationwide. He has only worked at NNSA since late last year, when he was brought in as a security consultant, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor reports. According to NNSA spokesman Joshua McConaha, Asher will have to apply for the permanent position, just like any other candidate. “Asher was recruited into Target’s executive ranks after serving 33 years in the US Air Force,” he says. “There are very few people in the United States who have more experience.”

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