Army Nukes
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The U.S.Army was prohibited from having atomic weapons until 1949. When President Truman finally conceded that he could not put the nuclear genie back in the bottle he gave the Army permission to pursue nuclear technologies. This presentation relates the efforts of the U.S. Army in their quest to acquire, develop, and deploy specialized nuclear armed systems. Of any service, the U.S. Army by far had the widest range of systems which leads to the most unique, eccentric, and extraordinary nuclear weapons ever constructed. The history of the nuclear Army can only be summed up by commending the skill, the focus, and attentiveness of military organization that for decades developed, maintained, and handled the largest menagerie of nuclear weapons ever amassed in history.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1467305
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-28012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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