{"id":34104,"date":"2024-04-26T18:54:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/26\/senators-push-to-update-nuclear-military-might-in-defense-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:57:58","slug":"senators-push-to-update-nuclear-military-might-in-defense-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2024\/04\/26\/senators-push-to-update-nuclear-military-might-in-defense-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators push to update nuclear military might in defense bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key group of senators is pushing to include their bill on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/24\/polish-leaders-plan-to-talk-things-out-on-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear modernization<\/a> when the Armed Services Committee drafts its annual defense policy legislation in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Restoring American Deterrence Act, introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., would create a new Pentagon position to oversee deterrence policy, develop plans to deploy up to 50 extra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2024\/03\/28\/northrop-says-air-force-design-changes-drove-higher-sentinel-icbm-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\">intercontinental ballistic missiles<\/a>, require an assessment of U.S. sites suited to host highly enriched uranium facilities, and increase Defense Production Act grants for the industrial base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the flawed, outdated assumptions from 2010 that underpin our current strategy will not be enough to address the long-term threats we face,\u201d Fischer told Defense News in a statement. \u201cThe Restoring American Deterrence Act is the landmark legislation our country needs to effectively deter our peer nuclear adversaries like China and Russia in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fischer, the top Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, promised to work with the bill\u2019s co-sponsors to include it in the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subcommittee Chair Angus King, I-Maine, and Sen. 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Furthermore, it requires them to submit a plan to modernize the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system, including a strategy for incorporating nontraditional sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, it would require the Energy Department to assess two to four locations in the country suitable for uranium enrichment, including highly enriched uranium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, it raises the caps on Defense Production Act subsidies for the industrial base to $1.5 billion from the current cap of $750 million. A summary accompanying the bill noted the increase is to address \u201cthe impact of inflation on overall costs and the expected need for increased use of this tool to bolster our defense industrial base and nuclear security enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, it requires an interagency plan \u201cto promote the development of a skilled manufacturing and high-demand vocational workforce\u201d to support the expansion of the \u201cindustrial base and nuclear security enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategic posture commission had sounded the alarm on the industrial base\u2019s failure to keep pace with nuclear modernization requirements, citing the delayed Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program, among other examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Congressional Budget Office released a report last year stating the military\u2019s current nuclear modernization plans will cost $756 billion from 2023 to 2032. 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