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Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico

by Associated Press
| July 16, 2020 12:03 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The 2030 deadline set by the U.S. government to resume and ramp up production of the plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal is nothing short of challenging, but the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday she’s confident her agency can do it.

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