Is the US unable to hit target plutonium pit production for nukes? - report
The US aims to maintain its nuclear arsenal by making 80 plutonium pits per year by 2030, but the GAO says this plan is lacking schedule and cost.
A plutonium pit surrounded by neutron-reflecting blocks of tungsten carbide, a recreation of an infamous disaster in 1945 at LANL (Illustrative)..(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByAARON REICH
