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Title: Race horses vs work horses: Competition between the nuclear weapons labs in the 1950s

Abstract

This document provides a discussion of the missions and research programs of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and details the competition between the two nuclear weapons laboratories in the 1950's. (FI)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5221234
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-109724; CONF-920259-2
ON: DE92014778
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Decade of innovation workshop, Livermore, CA (United States), 19-21 Feb 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; LANL; COMPETITION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WEAPONS; 450200* - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives

Citation Formats

Francis, S. Race horses vs work horses: Competition between the nuclear weapons labs in the 1950s. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Francis, S. Race horses vs work horses: Competition between the nuclear weapons labs in the 1950s. United States.
Francis, S. 1992. "Race horses vs work horses: Competition between the nuclear weapons labs in the 1950s". United States.
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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