Use of Prior Year Balance - Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

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The M3 program denies terrorists and adversary state actors the materials needed to produce a nuclear weapon by minimizing the need for and presence of weapons-usable nuclear material around the world. The M3 program makes America safer by partnering with DOE/NNSA National Laboratories and U.S. industry to develop innovative technical solutions to minimize the availability of highly enriched uranium (HEU); remove or eliminate at-risk nuclear material; and dispose of excess nuclear material in the U.S. through multiple The GMS program directly contributes to U.S. national security by securing and preventing the smuggling of radioactive and nuclear (R/N) materials before they can be used in an attack against the U.S,, its interests, or allies. GMS denies terrorists and bad actors access to nuclear and radioactive material and detects and defeats their attempts to smuggle such material. GMS makes America safer and stronger by protecting U.S. communities, preventing threats before they can reach U.S. borders, and advancing U.S. leadership and influence on nuclear security. GMS also helps unleash American Energy Dominance by protecting U.S. international investments from a costly R/N incident, by supporting the competitiveness and exportability of U.S. advanced reactor technology through cooperation on "security by design", and by encouraging deployment of U.S. technologies and secu

Extracted from doe fy 2027 volume 1 nnsa overview, p. 11. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased. This is a different document from the one the figures above were read off — the agency prints this line's dollars in a summary table and its justification elsewhere.

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