The U.S. Military Has 3,822 Nuclear Weapons. Nationalinterest.org The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently commended the passage of the $1.3 trillion federal omnibus spending bill, which includes approximately $1.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) nuclear energy programs and $922 million for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Dailyenergyinsider.com Permanently ending the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises that began this week could become a key factor in the nuclear talks with North Korea to come. Voanews.com Before two deadly nuclear mishaps, scientists used to risk “tickling the tail of a sleeping dragon.” Theatlantic.com