Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Department of Energy Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1997: Hearing Before the Military Procurement Subcommittee of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session
Fully supports at all times, the U S nuclear deterrent With safe, secure, reliable, nuclear weapons while transforming the nuclear weapons complex (laboratories and production faculties) to one that is modern, ef?uent, and sized to maintain the enduring stockpile A modern, efficient, environmentally sound complex Will allow doe to meet all contingencies identified by dod, economically and expeditiously.
Preserves the core intellectual and technical competencies of the weapons laboratories and the manufacturing facilities Without nuclear testing, confidence in the U S nuclear deterrent will be especially dependent upon the competency of the people who must make the scientific and technical judgment related to safety and reliability of u.s. Nuclear weapons and those who must make the weapons and weapons components when needed The stockpile stewardship and management program will provide the tools, and enable the people responsible for maintaining the credibility of the nuclear arsenal, to have the fundamental understanding of the scientific phenomena assomated With nuclear weapons This knowledge and these tools will allow early detection and repair of any problems that may arise With the stockpile and ensure that new people brought into the complex are ready to assume responsibility in the future.
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