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Roger Wicker Underscores Need To Revitalize ‘Long-Neglected’ Nuclear Stockpile Amid Growing Threats
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5/6/2025
During a Senate Armed Committee hearing last week, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) spoke about the United States’ nuclear stockpile.
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I say it frequently but it needs to be said even more frequently. I'm grateful
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that these two individuals have stepped up to help these help us in these
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challenging times. Mr. Scott Papano has been nominated to be principal deputy
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administrator of the National Security National Nuclear Security
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Administration. In this position Mr. Papano will help lead an organization
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tasked with rebuilding and modernizing our long-neglected nuclear weapons stockpile.
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He must be up to the task because our nuclear dangers are more complex than
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ever. Over the past several years we've watched as Russia, China, and North Korea
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have rapidly expanded their nuclear arsenals and developed new types of
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weapons, weapons which for which we are not prepared. In his previous position Mr.
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Papano saw firsthand that the US is far behind in shipbuilding. I hope he'll
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bring important lessons from that experience and apply them to this role
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modernizing our nuclear deterrent is a national imperative and this committee
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expects to see results. I look forward to hearing how Mr. Papano intends to drive
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NNSA to achieve this objective. Mr. Michael Catanasi has been nominated to be the
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for industrial-based policy at the
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Department of Defense. Mr. Catanasi served 10 years in the US Navy as a
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cryptologic officer and then took his talents to private industry. He spent 20
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years addressing strategic and operational defense and aerospace challenges. He has
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launched or participated in startups working on analytics, technical service,
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and artificial intelligence. He has been nominated to a position that is
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relatively new but it must not be overlooked. As a matter of fact it should be
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given very serious attention. The office of industrial-based policy is one of the
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most important posts in the Pentagon. We need a large and capable cohort of
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defense industrial policy analysts who can bring serious options to the
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Secretary of Defense and the Congress and we need those analysts to be guided by a
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capable leader. I look forward to hearing Mr. Catanasi's opinions on how we can
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improve and simplify the Department's analytic capacity and investment
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authorities to build a more resilient industrial base. I look forward to their
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testimony.
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