Nuclear Weapons Complex Facilities : Background and Profiles

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides general background about DOE nuclear weapons complex and brief descriptions of main facilities, active and closed, that constitute the current complex. Covers active nuclear weapons comple...

Provides general background about DOE nuclear weapons complex and brief descriptions of main facilities, active and closed, that constitute the current complex. Covers active nuclear weapons complex sites, environmental facilities and former defense sites, and nuclear weapons laboratories. Describes materials, components, and operation of a typical warhead to demonstrate roles and relationships of nuclear weapons production facilities.

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