Title :
Maintenance and transformation in the U.S. nuclear weapons complex
Author :
Sims, Benjamin ; Henke, Christopher
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM
Abstract :
With the end of "Cold War" the U.S. nuclear weapon design laboratories has new work to do and their budgets remained intact. The paper discusses the different programs and proposals regarding the maintenance and transformation in the U.S. nuclear weapons.
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; weapons; nuclear weapon design laboratory; nuclear weapon maintenance; nuclear weapons testing; reliable replacement warhead; stockpile stewardship program; Cultural differences; Design engineering; Global communication; Knowledge engineering; Laboratories; Maintenance; Nuclear weapons; Process design; System testing; Uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2008.928994
