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Spring 2022

The threat reduction issue

IN THIS ISSUE

Letters
The threat reduction issue
Los Alamos plays a pivotal role in keeping the United States—and the world—safe from nuclear threats.Read Nowabout the article: The threat reduction issue
Photobomb
Photobomb
A recent image from the Lab.Read Nowabout the article: Photobomb
Abstracts
Now streaming
Check out these films about Los Alamos and atomic history.Read Nowabout the article: Now streaming
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Since 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has helped prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, and it has defined much of the work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Nuclear watchdog
Nina Rosenberg, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security Program director, discusses the Lab’s global security mission and her role in it.Read Nowabout the article: Nuclear watchdog
Safeguarding the future
The Keepin Program helps train a new generation of safeguards experts.Read Nowabout the article: Safeguarding the future
Celebrating success with an eye on the future
Leaders across the nuclear security enterprise applaud the first production unit of the B61-12 while recognizing there is still work to be done.Read Nowabout the article: Celebrating success with an eye on the future
Metal to powder
The ARIES program alters plutonium so that it can’t be used in nuclear weapons.Read Nowabout the article: Metal to powder
Forecasting space weather
Vania Jordanova has spent her career in the eye of the geomagnetic storm.Read Nowabout the article: Forecasting space weather
Atomic analysis
"Nuclear Technology" highlights new research about the Trinity test.Read Nowabout the article: Atomic analysis
Promising partnerships
Nuclear experts from the Air Force spend a year with Los Alamos’ nuclear experts.Read Nowabout the article: Promising partnerships
Features
Waging nuclear peace
For more than half a century, technologies developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory have helped control the spread of nuclear materials.Read Nowabout the article: Waging nuclear peace
Countering nuclear smuggling
Working with partners around the world, Los Alamos helps stop the spread of dangerous nuclear and radiological materials.Read Nowabout the article: Countering nuclear smuggling
What happens when a nuclear device is intercepted?
Los Alamos scientists apply their expertise to aid nuclear forensic efforts wherever and whenever they’re needed.Read Nowabout the article: What happens when a nuclear device is intercepted?
Cosmic custodians
Satellite instruments developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory can detect nuclear explosions on Earth, in outer space, and everywhere in between.Read Nowabout the article: Cosmic custodians
Panic at the picnic
When the ground starts shaking during a summer soirée, students wonder if the cause is an earthquake or an underground explosion.Read Nowabout the article: Panic at the picnic
Analysis
Leading transparently
Charles Verdon reflects on his 42 months as head of Defense Programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration.Read Nowabout the article: Leading transparently
Being essential
An eye for detail
Toby Lunn’s engineering background complements his global security work and his mountain biking habit.Read Nowabout the article: An eye for detail
Then & Now
Then & now
Los Alamos in the past and present.Read Nowabout the article: Then & now