The History of the Nuclear Weapons Program

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INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION IGNITION AND HIGH YIELD

Complete development of advanced ignition platform

Complete National Ignition Campaign

ENGINEERING CAMPAIGN Validate and quantify UGTs

SECURE TRANSPORTATION ASSET

TECHNICAL BASE AND FACILITIES RLUOB construction complete

S T OC KP IL E

S T E WA R D S H IP

Occupy the Kansas City plant

DAWN (.5 pFLOPS) in production Roadrunner Supercomputer achieves petaFLOP computing

Rocky Flats closed

STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP

1st axis of DARHT operational

Delivery of Sequoia platform

Cielo delivered to LANL

Mound Lab closed

TVA begins to irradiate TPBARS rodsin Watts Bar unit 1

Complete W88 pit build TVA ships TBARS to Savannah River

1st experiment using both DARHT axes

Lab Directors meet with Vice-President Biden LANL contract transition

President Obama Prague Speech President Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize

LLNL contract transition

NNSA issues Record of Decision on Complex Transformation

Complete UPF and CMRR-NF

Increase PF-4 Plutonium capability Facility and demonstrate pit reuse

Sequoia (20 pFLOPS) in production

Complete Cielo security and performance upgrade Begin work on W87 pits

Pinellas Plant closed LANSCE pRad dedicated

Occupy the RLUOB

P R OGR AM

ADVANCED SIMULATION AND COMPUTING

Complete Armored Tractor replacements

Complete Pantex HE Pressing Facility project

Reduce deployed nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200

Subcritical experiments conducted at U1A Nevada

Administration issues Nuclear Posture Review Secretary of Defense Gates visits LANL New START ratified by U.S. Senate

Complete W76-1 LEP

Produce B61 LEP first production unit

Produce W78 LEP first production unit


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