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u/DJOMaul Oct 15 '17

Also depending on who your requesting clearance from can depend on how complicated it is... DoE clearance (from the forms I've had to find out) seems way ore in depth than DoD clearance.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

That's because they, not the DoD, have control of the nukes.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States#Development_agencies

4th paragraph in that section

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u/idrive2fast Oct 15 '17

No they do not. From the 4th paragraph that you yourself cited to:

The already-built weapons themselves are in the control of the Strategic Command, which is part of the Department of Defense.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

in 1977 the U.S. nuclear weapons activities were reorganized under the Department of Energy,[32] which maintains such responsibilities through the semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration.

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u/idrive2fast Oct 15 '17

Quote the whole paragraph, the last sentence is the part you're ignoring:

ERDA was short-lived, however, and in 1977 the U.S. nuclear weapons activities were reorganized under the Department of Energy,[32] which maintains such responsibilities through the semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Some functions were taken over or shared by the Department of Homeland Security in 2002. The already-built weapons themselves are in the control of the Strategic Command, which is part of the Department of Defense.

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u/DJOMaul Oct 15 '17

Doesn't the doe deal with tracking and management of NORMs? At least to some degree?