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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project. Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a…
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico (AP) – Los Alamos, birthplace of the atomic bomb, was the perfect spot for the US government’s top-secret Manhattan Project. Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau in northern New Mexico was transformed into a makeshift home for scientists, engineers and young soldiers racing to develop the world’s first […]
Some 3,300 workers have been hired in the last two years.
The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation's most ambitious nuclear weapons effort...
Los Alamos National Laboratory, the iconic research facility in New Mexico, is at the forefront of the United States' nuclear weapons modernization effort. With over 3,300 new recruits, the lab's workforce has grown, and its population nearly doubles during the workweek. While the lab focuses on maintaining the nuclear stockpile, it also engages in various national security work. The production of plutonium cores has drawn attention, with some questioning the necessity and costs.