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In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S. government technicians refurbish the nation's nuclear warheads. The job is exacting: Each warhead has thousands of springs, gears and copper contacts that must work in conjunction to set off a nuclear explosion.
It's been almost eight decades since a nuclear weapon has been fired in war.
It's up to young military troops and government technicians across the U.S. to care for the existing bombs, often through delicate maintenance performed by hand.
It's up to young military troops and government technicians across the U.S. to care for the existing bombs, often through delicate maintenance performed by hand.
It's up to young military troops and government technicians across the U.S. to care for the existing bombs, often through delicate maintenance performed by hand.