Since their creation, Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL), have been a project of the Department of Energy. Historically, this has allowed for some non-military scientific research to be conducted at the labs and the famous University of California influence.
There is talk now of transfering sponsorship of LANL & LLNL (and Sandia Lab) to the Department of Defense. Check out the full report here:
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=bCcrqNq2bxyvTzpk3myQsvj5frHVQ2gQ
What do you all think of this possibility? How do you think it might effect the campaign of UC nuclear-divestment? Could it help or hinder the overall goal of nuclear disarmament?
This is a fascinating new turn – let’s hear some new voices about this question!
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