Strategic Weapons in the 21st Century: Understanding the New U.S. Policy Context (Meeting Summary)

Technical Report · Sat Mar 17 04:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1635767· OSTI ID:1635767

Miller, Karen A. ^[1]; Durkalec, Jacek ^[2]; Bahney, Ashley ^[2]; Roberts, Brad ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The annual Strategic Weapons in the 21st Century (SW21), co-hosted by Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LANL, LLNL), brought together a diverse group of about two hundred experts from the three United States nuclear weapons labs, U.S. federal government and military, think tanks, universities, and foreign partners to share perspectives on important issues in strategic deterrence. All remarks and discussion were on a non-attribution basis. The objectives of this year’s event were: To understand the new policies and approaches of the Trump administration; To understand areas of continuity and change with previous Nuclear Posture Reviews and the challenges of implementation; To better understand domestic and foreign reactions; To characterize and assess implications for the U.S. nuclear enterprise.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1635767
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR--750462; 935213
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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