Stockpile stewardship is explicitly one of DOEs purposes, and has been since the Manhattan project really.
Weapons research is one of the top level missions of LLNL [0], where the NIF is located. I guess it’s controversial to some, but it’s not like it’s supposed to be a secret or anything.
Weapons research is one of the top level missions of LLNL [0], where the NIF is located. I guess it’s controversial to some, but it’s not like it’s supposed to be a secret or anything.
[0]: https://www.llnl.gov/missions