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LANL's mission is to develop and apply science and technology to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce global threats; and solve other emerging national security and energy challenges.
April 12, 2012
Radio telescope, Los Alamos National Laboratory

New Mexico sunset behind an 82-foot-diameter radio telescope at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Technical Area 33) – one of 10 in the Very Long Baseline Array spanning 5,351 miles.

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Our mission: to provide early identification, creative maturation, and timely delivery of scientifically robust solutions to the most urgent and technically challenging security issues facing the nation.

LANL Mission

  • Develop and apply science, technology, and engineering solutions to ensure the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent
  • Reduce global threats
  • Solve other emerging national security and energy challenges

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Why LANL?

Assurance without testing
In 1992, the U.S. stopped full-scale testing of nuclear weapons, which means using other methods to assure the safety of the U.S. stockpile and requiring a tremendous amount of science, technology, computational horsepower, and analytical tools.

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