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The Ongoing RoleAlthough America's modern defense strategy includes nuclear weapons, it also relies upon diplomacy, economic leverage, and conventional military forces. U.S. national security goals include maintaining an efficient and responsive nuclear stockpile, promoting international nuclear safety and nonproliferation, and reducing global danger from weapons of mass destruction. The Cold WarIn 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic weapon, leading to an "arms race" with the United States. The resultant stalemate between the two superpowers ensured a certain degree of global stability. The Manhattan ProjectOn July 16, 1945, Los Alamos physicist Joe McKibben threw the switch that detonated the world's first atomic bomb. The resultant explosion ushered what would become known as the Atomic Age. |
Nobody Does It BetterLANL is the world's leader in plutonium science and manufacturing. For over 6 decades, LANL has been the center of science on radioisotopes. The new CMRR facility ensures LANL will continue to be the place to safely advance the frontiers of research on the radioactive elements. John Sarrao led the discovery of the first plutonium superconductor. |