There IS NO need for speed.
Value safety over speed when handling nukes That is no need for speed other than the National Nuclear Security Administration’s and LANL’s aggressive agenda to get unneeded plutonium “pit” bomb...
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Value safety over speed when handling nukes
Project Velocity: The name alone should be enough to strike terror into the hearts of New Mexicans, After, of course, they understand that it is a call for, among other...
Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: September 2026
Nuclear Weapons: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-drafting-new-us-nuclear-strategy-case-regional-war-china-russ-rcna587370 Pentagon drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia, sources say The Defense Department’s policy chief is drafting a new...
NNSA Releases New Plutonium Life Study – Key Finding: Plutonium Aging Not Affecting Existing Nuclear Weapons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 10, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophia Stroud, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, 505.231.9736 | Email Santa Fe, NM...
Today, August 6, 2026, is the 81st Anniversary of the U.S. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima.
Recommended Reading: John Hersey and the horrors of Hiroshima The American journalist’s account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath, told through the eyes of Japanese survivors, forced the world...
Nuclear Watchdog Sues for Plutonium Pit Production “Special Study”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 4, 2026 Contact: Jules Zacher, Esq., 215.888.5183, | Email Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophia Stroud, Nuclear Watch New Mexico,...
Nuclear Watch New Mexico sues Department of Energy for plutonium pit report
Jay Coghlan, director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, wrote in a statement there is a “massive coverup” related to plutonium pit production. “To grease expanded nuclear weapons production, they have...
Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: July 2026
Nuclear Weapons: Budget: The House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2027 continuing resolution to keep the government running through Dec. 4 (the new fiscal year begins Oct 1). The White...
Sample Comments for the Draft Plutonium Pit Production Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)
Why should you comment? This process produces valuable information, increases government accountability and transparency, and creates a legal administrative record that has led to important litigation in the past. The...
Plaintiffs Demand Release of Critical Documents and Extension of Public Comment Period on Expanded Plutonium Bomb Core Production
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 6, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Scott Yundt, Tri-Valley CAREs, 925.443.7148 | Email Georgetown, SC — Today the...
Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: June 2026
Nuclear Weapons: Budget: Record $1 trillion military budget. Now Trump wants a reconciliation bill that adds $350 billion. He also wants the “Save America” voter suppression Act attached to it...
Plan to increase nuclear pit production at Los Alamos lab gets heavy pushback at Santa Fe forum
“The environmental impact statement was produced as a result of a January 2025 settlement between the National Nuclear Security Administration and various groups, including Nuclear Watch New Mexico. The lawsuit...
Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: May 2026
Nuclear Weapons: https://www.twz.com/nuclear/new-nuclear-bunker-buster-bomb-plans-revealed New Nuclear Bunker Buster Bomb Plans Revealed The Department of Energy is seeking millions of dollars for work in part on a new bunker-busting nuclear weapon called...
Nukes and AI require 1.4 million gallons of water a day at New Mexico lab
“In a state that’s already short on the resource, Los Alamos National Laboratory expects to double water use.” By Alicia Inez Guzmán, High Country News | April 30, 2026 hcn.org Crews...
Plaintiffs Tour the Savannah River Site’s Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Plant –
Most Expensive Building in U.S. History is Key to New Nuclear Arms Race FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 22, 2026 Contact: Tom Clements, Director, SRS Watch, 803-240-7268 | Email Jay Coghlan,...
Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: April 2026
Nuclear Weapons: Trump has gone beyond the pale, threatening to wipe out an entire civilization (Iran). The Senate majority leader John Thune tweeted thuggishly, “Iran would be wise to take...
Los Alamos Lab Banking on Plutonium “Pit” Production and New-Design Nuclear Warheads But Fights Against Cleanup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 7, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophie Stroud, 505.231.9736 | Email Santa Fe, NM – The Department of Energy (DOE) has released...
Trump Accelerates New Nuclear Warhead Production
Nearly Doubles Funding for Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 6, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophie Stroud, 505.231.9736 | Email Santa Fe,...
Trump Accelerates New Nuclear Warhead Production
Nearly Doubles Funding for Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 6, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophie Stroud, 505.231.9736 | Email Santa Fe,...
Federal budget could mean nearly $1.7B more for Los Alamos lab
“A 21% surge in spending for defense programs funded by the U.S. Department of Energy would mean a more than $1.7 billion boost for nuclear weapons work at Los Alamos...
Final Los Alamos Lab Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Future Path for the Lab: Radically Expanded Nuclear Weapons Production “Defers” Comprehensive Cleanup Until Plutonium “Pit” Production is Done FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 25, 2026...
Aggressive Los Alamos labs expansion plan wins approval from National Nuclear Security Administration
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said struggles at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, which also was expected to become a pit production site, mean...
DOE Plans to Pave Pueblo People’s Cultural Sites, Put Up a Parking Lot
“The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today released a final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. The SWEIS...
Lab Groundwater Cleanup Stalled As Plutonium Pit Production Expands
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Nuclear Weapons Issues & The Accelerating Arms Race: March 2026
Nuclear Weapons: Trump’s FY 2027 budget is expected at the end of this month, where he has said that he will add a half-trillion to the already $1 trillion military...