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Papers, articles, publications, interviews, and live broadcasts: (updated 10/31/18)
- Bulletin #163: Invitation, Dec 28, 2012
- Bulletin #162: Thank you for your support this year; good news, Dec 26, 2012
- Letter to Congress, Dec 12, 2012
- Bulletin #161: Brief report from DC, Dec 3, 2012
- Bulletin #160: Election over. Challenges same. Opportunities better? We want you. Nov 8, 2012
- Letter to Congress, re: NNSA plutonium sustainment and reforms needed, Nov 8, 2012
- Converging Climate, Energy, & Economic Crises: Los Alamos Study Group Teach-In, Oct 24, 2012
- Bulletin #159: Elect yourself, Oct 17, 2012
- Bulletin #158: CMRR-NF is no longer feasible. Why, and what now?, Oct 1, 2012
- Letter to Congress re: DOE Reprogramming Request of 9/13/12 concerning NNSA plutonium sustainment, Sep 28, 2012
- Comments on CMRR and meeting announcement, KSFR radio, (begins at 8.00, ends 15.15), Sep 26, 2012
- Bulletin #157: Public talk and discussion this coming Wednesday in Santa Fe, Sep 24, 2012
- Bulletin #156: Washington Post Misleads in Major Article Addressing Nuclear Weapons Complex, Sep 16, 2012
- Bulletin #155: Apparent calm hides ongoing nuclear policy struggles; for we citizens, what next?, Aug 21, 2012
- Letter to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Aug 20, 2012
- Fall 2012 interships available, Aug 20, 2012
- NNSA Plutonium Sustainment Programs: Easliy Forgotten Discussion Points, Aug 13, 2012
- Comments on the “60-Day Study” from Los Alamos National Security (LANS), LLC, for warhead plutonium sustainment, Aug 8, 2012
- CMRR cost history, Aug 8, 2012
- Bulletin #154: Reminder about tonight’s solar energy presentation, Jul 25, 2012
- Bulletin #153: Reminder about tonight's meeting; concerns re the Senate version of Defense Authorization Act, Jul 17, 2012
- Concerns regarding CMRR-NF in the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as reported in the Senate, Jul 16, 2012
- Bulletin #152: Upcoming public meetings and issue discussions! Jul 11, 2012
- Bulletin #151: Invitation to solstice dinner fundraiser & discussion in Santa Fe; congressional update, Jun 13, 2012
- Potential amendment to H.R. 5325, the Energy & Water Appropriations bill, letter to Congressional colleagues, Jun 4, 2012
- Video not posted before: Nuclear Power: In Terminal Decline, But Still Very Dangerous & Distracting, Greg Mello, Council on International Relations (CIR), 41 min, Jul 13, 2011
- Bulletin #150: Your help is wanted immediately: nuclear warhead spending amendments are being considered on the House floor tonight and tomorrow – please call or write your representative as soon as possible, May 31, 2012
- Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee staff re: The nuclear weapons provisions of H.R. 4310, May 18, 2012
- Bulletin #149: Reception & open house this Fri, May 11th, 3 – 5 pm, for Mika Armenta, departing Study Group intern, May 7, 2012
- Bulletin #148: CMRR update, Apr 25, 2012
- Bulletin #147: “Twilight of the nuclear gods:” talk tomorrow (4/12/12) in Albuquerque
- NNSA Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) & LANL Performance Evaluation Plans (PEPs)
- Bulletin #146: Fundraising request (donors – thank you!); new developments and press coverage; next steps, Mar 10, 2012
- Bulletin #145: Study Group meetings in Albuquerque (Tues), Santa Fe (Wed) and Taos (Thurs), Feb. 21, 22, 23.
- Our best CMRR resources, Feb 22, 2012
- The imperial overstretch of a debt-ridden empire collapses, The Light of New Mexico, Feb 15, 2012
- Bulletin #144:CMRR Nuclear Facility delayed “at least 5 years,” budget for next year zeroed, Feb 14, 2012
- Starving the Real Beast, Counterpunch, Darwin BondGraham, Feb 14, 2012
- Bulletin #143: Tomorrow's budget request: the CMRR-NF is in trouble, Feb 12, 2012
- Bulletin #142: Trade journal: “massive cut” to CMRR expected, Jan 22, 2012
- Bulletin #141: POGO releases excellent CMRR report; DC trip report: tide against CMRR running stronger than ever, Jan 18, 2012
- Bulletin #140: Administration Hints at Smaller Nuclear Force Amid Wider Defense Cutbacks, Jan 8, 2012
Press Releases
- FY2013 Defense Authorization Conference Bill Powerfully Advances Nuclear Weapons Contractors, press release, Dec 19, 2012
- Plutonium in Warhead Cores (“Pits”) Stable to 150 Years, press release, Dec 6, 2012
- Major LANL security project halted by Feds, press release, Oct 25, 2012
- House Armed Services Committee Rejects Administration's Request To Use Leftover Plutonium Facility Funds To Implement New Plan, press release, Oct 12, 2012
- Washington Post Misleads in Major Article Addressing Nuclear Weapons Complex, press release, Sep 16, 2012
- Eight Senators Beg Administration to Build Plutonium Warhead Facility at LANL – against Wishes of DoD, Military, NNSA, and DOE, press release, Jul 20, 2012
- Senate Committee would Mandate Construction of Huge Additional Los Alamos Plutonium Facility over Pentagon, NNSA Objections, press release, May 25, 2012
- Senate Proposes $160 Million Alternative to $6 Billion Plutonium Project, press release, Apr 24, 2012
- NNSA Releases Evaluation of LANL Performance, press release, Apr 4, 2012
- LANL doth protest too much: need for employment reduction exaggerated, press release, Mar 23, 2012
- Los Alamos Lab Trims Workforce: “Good News,” Says Green Policy Group, press release, Feb 21, 2012
- NNSA delays proposed plutonium warhead plant "for at least five years," press release #2, Feb 13, 2012
- BREAKING NEWS: Proposed Plutonium Expansion at Los Alamos To Be "Indefinitely Deferred" in Today's Budget Request, Trade Publication Reports, press release, Feb 13, 2012
- Administration Hints at Smaller Nuclear Force Amid Wider Defense Cutbacks, press release, Jan 5, 2012
News Media
- Congress tries CPR on CMRR, Los Alamos Monitor, Dec 21, 2012
- Panel Pushes New Lab At LANL, Albuquerque Journal North, Dec 20, 2012
- Los Alamos says plutonium study doesn't negate need for pit manufacturing, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Dec 14, 2012
- Research shows nuke weapon pits age gracefully, Los Alamos Monitor, Dec 8, 2012
- Nuclear Weapons Laboratories National in Name Only, Foreign Policy in Focus, Dec 7, 2012
- Lawrence Livermore analysis suggests 150-year plutonium life, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Dec 7, 2012
- Administration vows to veto CMRR funding, Los Alamos Monitor, Dec 1, 2012
- Data Dump, LANL’s massive database is a flashpoint—but can anyone use it?, Santa Fe Reporter, Nov 27, 2012
- LANL Security Fix Now At $41M, Albuquerque Journal North, Nov 9, 2012
- NNSA Pledges to Fix Los Alamos Plutonium Site Defense System, Global Security Newswire, Oct 29, 2012
- Work on new security system at major Los Alamos nuke lab delayed after overruns, Associated Press, Oct 26, 2012
- Security upgrade project at LANL delayed, Santa Fe New Mexican, Oct 26, 2012
- Problems Driving Cost Hike, Delays on LANL Security Project, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Oct 26, 2012
- HASC wants CMRR decision reassessed Lab: Project has been deferred by NNSA and administration, Los Alamos Monitor, Oct 20, 2012
- House Armed Services Committee Not on Board with CMRR Reprogramming, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Oct 12, 2012
- Just Say Nuke, Southeastern New Mexico goes nuclear. Is that bad?, Santa Fe Reporter, Oct 9, 2012
- NMCF’s removal raises ruckus, Activists find themselves on both sides of issue, Los Alamos Monitor, Oct 6, 2012
- Costly LANL project falling farther from realization, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 30, 2012
- As LANL closes out CMRR-NF, some in Congress look to keep project alive, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Sep 28, 2012
- WaPo's Dana Priest's Alarmist Excursion Into the Nuclear Weapons-Industrial Complex, Foreign Policy in Focus, Sep 19, 2012
- Article paints bleak picture of LANL, KSFR radio interview, Sep 18, 2012
- Public comment still open on plans to expand WIPP, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 5, 2012
- Anti-nuclear activists question plan for shipping plutonium from warheads to New Mexico, Associated Press, Aug 22, 2012
- Critics Decry Value of Bloated ‘Labs, Albuquerque Journal, Aug 12, 2012
- As plutonium options become more clear, Kehler softens concern, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Aug 10, 2012
- LANL Plan B [said to] Cost $800M, Albuquerque Journal North, August 8, 2012
- Former STRATCOM Chief stands by comments on pit production boost, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Aug 3, 2012
- Senior DoD official raises questions about possible move of UPF, CMRR-NF, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Aug 3, 2012
- DNFSB raises new concerns about Los Alamos plutonium facility, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jul 27, 2012
- Former STRATCOM chief, Los Alamos square off over pit production, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jul 27, 2012
- Senator: Cost of B61 refurbishment skyrockets to as much as $10 billion, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jul 27, 2012
- Eight Senators push to resurrect funding for CMRR-NF (related news)
- Letter from Senator Kyl & 7 other senators to Defense Secretary Panetta re: CMRR-NF, Jun 29, 2012
- Eight senators fight for CMRR; Lab: Delegation urges Panetta to resurrect project, Los Alamos Monitor, Jul 25, 2012
- Senators Appeal to Pentagon to Push for Revival of CMRR-NF Project, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jul 20, 2012
- Eight Senators Beg Administration to Build Plutonium Warhead Facility at LANL – against Wishes of DoD, Military, NNSA, and DOE, press release, Jul 20, 2012
- Los Alamos Study Group: Concerns regarding CMRR-NF in the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as reported in the Senate, Jul 16, 2012
- STRATCOM Chief backs CMRR-NF Deferral, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jul 13, 2012
- LANL "60-day study" for Plutonium Sustainment without CMRR-NF (related news)
- CMRR Background Briefing to Senate Foreign Relations Staff, Craig Leasure, Jun 19, 2012
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Weapons Program, Laboratory Director Update, LANS/LLNS Mission Committee, Jonathan S. Ventura, Jun 2012
- Los Alamos Study Group: Comments on the “60-day study” from Los Alamos National Security (LANS), LLC, for warhead plutonium sustainment, Aug 8, 2012
- LANL Plan B [said to] Cost $800M, Albuquerque Journal North, August 8, 2012
- Oversight board questions nuke lab radiation risk, Associated Press, Jul 12, 2012
- State’s Clout Crucial In Lab Funding Fight, Albuquerque Journal, Jul 1, 2012
- NM's Nuke Dilemma, Albuquerque Journal North, Jul 1, 2012
- With Uncertainty in Congress on CMRR, Project Faces Murky Future, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jun 29, 2012
- Left-Right Coalition Joins to Voice Opposition to CMRR-NF, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jun 29, 2012
- CMRR Background Briefing to Senate Foreign Relations Staff, Craig Leasure, Jun 19, 2012
- Bulletin #151: Invitation to solstice dinner fundraiser & discussion in Santa Fe; congressional update, Jun 13, 2012
- Nuclear Time Warp, New York Times, editorial, Jun 10, 2012
- Competing agendas vie over future of CMRR, Los Alamos Monitor, Jun 9, 2012
- House Spending Bill Diverges From Earlier Measure on Nuclear Facility, Global Security Newswire, Jun 8, 2012
- Lab Directors Urged Plutonium Facility Delay: Former White House Aide, Global Security Newswire, Jun 5, 2012
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Weapons Program, Laboratory Director Update, LANS/LLNS Mission Committee, Jonathan S. Ventura, Jun 2012
- Senate Panel Moves to Maintain Funding for Los Alamos Plutonium Lab, Global Security Newswire, May 29, 2012
- LANL Lab Could Get Funded, Albuquerque Journal North, May 27, 2012
- More questions in next chapter of CMRR saga, Los Alamos Monitor, May 26, 2012
- Ohio Rep. pushes funding move,CMRR: Opponents say effort doomed to fail, Los Alamos Monitor, May 11, 2012
- Greg Mello & Trish Williams-Mello, Foe : Nuclear hazards; Neighborhood: New Mexico, alibi.com, Apr 19 - 25, 2012 (More: Advice to young environmental activists in response to the alibi)
- Activist's experience, passion culminate in LANL project delay, Santa Fe New Mexican,Mar 10, 2012
- LANL To Cut 400-800 Jobs, Albuquerque Journal, Feb 22, 2012
- LANL to cut up to 10 percent of permanent staff, Associated Press, Feb 21, 2012
- LANL seeks to shed up to 800 jobs, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 21, 2012
- Low Tax Rates for the Rich Harm Not Only the Economy, But Defense, Foreign Policy in Focus, Russ Wellen, Feb 16, 2012
- Nuclear Pit Boondoggle at Los Alamos Temporarily Scuttled, Foreign Policy in Focus, Feb 14, 2012
- UPF GETS BOOST IN FY13 BUDGET, CMRR-NF PROJECT DEFERRED, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Special Budget Edition, Feb 14, 2012
- CMRR to be deferred five years Lab: Critics, though, believe this marks the end of the project, Los Alamos Monitor, Feb 14, 2012
- Sandia Wins, LANL Loses In Fed Nuke Proposal, Albuquerque Journal, Feb 14, 2012
- Obama budget puts Los Alamos facility on hold, Associated Press, Feb 13, 2012
- Multibillion Los Alamos Project Threatened, Albuquerque Journal, Feb 12, 2012
- POGO: CMRR funding should be slashed; Lab: Report raises many questions about the project, Los Alamos Monitor, Jan 21, 2012
- Los Alamos Bracing for Big Cut to CMRR-NF in FY2013 Budget Request, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, Jan 20, 2012
- U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Energy Department Plans to Waste Billions of Dollars on Unneeded Los Alamos Lab Facility, Project On Government Oversight (POGO), Jan 18, 2012
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