Thursday, July 5, 2007

Los Alamos lab delivers first bomb-ready nuke trigger in 18 years

Los Alamos National Laboratory has delivered to the federal government the first plutonium core certified for use in nuclear warheads in 18 years. The National Nuclear Security Administration certified the plutonium pit — a softball-size sphere of enriched uranium encased in stainless steel — in early June.

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