Fischer Questions Official on Long-Term Nuclear Threats, Need to End Boom and Bust Production Cycle

This week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby about the agency’s efforts to modernize America’s nuclear deterrent and the importance of ending the boom-and-bust cycle of production.
At the hearing, Senator Fischer pressed Administrator Hruby about the need to build a strong foundation to address America’s long-term strategic threats, including through deeper collaboration between NNSA and U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM).
Senator Fischer also discussed her support for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) program and NNSA’s efforts to accelerate delivery of the warhead. In the FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act, Senator Fischer secured language to create a program of record for SLCM.