U.S. Laboratories
The tri-lab community of U.S. weapons research laboratories (Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) operated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration collaborate with various Russian Federation weapons research facilities.
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories, with sites in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California, develops technologies to sustain, modernize, and protect the U.S. nuclear arsenal, prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, defend against terrorism, protect the national infrastructures, ensure stable energy and water supplies, and provide new capabilities to U.S. armed forces.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory, in northern New Mexico, is a premier national security research institution, delivering scientific and engineering solutions for the nation’s most crucial and complex problems. Its primary responsibility is ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in Livermore, California, is a premier applied science laboratory. As a national security laboratory, LLNL is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s nuclear weapons remain safe, secure, and reliable through application of advances in science and engineering. With its special capabilities, the laboratory also meets other pressing national security needs, which include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons.
