Wrap Up: In the NNSA, In Congress, In the Industry, On the International Front

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The National Nuclear Security Administration has added a new satellite to the United States NuclearrnDetonation Detection System with the launch of an Air Force rocket late last week . The Delta IV rocket launched from Cape Canaveral May 16 carried a GPS IIF navigation satellite and a 300-pound Global BurstrnDetector payload fabricated to detect nuclear explosions around the world. The detector was built by Sandia andrnLos Alamos national laboratories, and will help the U.S. monitor compliance with the Limited Test Ban Treaty.rn“The sixth GPS IIF space vehicle launch puts into orbit the latest technology for treaty monitoring,” NNSA DeputyrnAdministrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Anne Harrington said in a statement. “Supporting thernverification measures of international treaties is an important part of preventing the spread of nuclear weaponsrnaround the world.”