Nuclear Deterrence and Stockpile Stewardship
Nuclear weapons serve as a deterrent to potential U.S. adversaries, and serve to assure U.S. allies that the U.S. security guarantee remains unquestioned. Read more about our deterrence work »
Protecting Against the Nuclear Threat
We exercise our abilities in nonproliferation and counterproliferation to interdict the spread of nuclear technology. Read more about our interdiction work »
Emerging Threats and Opportunities
Los Alamos is uniquely positioned to offer comprehensive capabilities to identify, anticipate, and rapidly respond to emerging threats. Read more about our emerging threats work »
Energy Security Solutions
We apply our expertise to those areas in which energy security needs intersect with our scientific strengths and capabilities. Read more about our energy security work »
Los Alamos National Laboratory's mission is to solve national security challenges through scientific excellence.
Terry Wallace, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, talks about how the Laboratory uses its understanding of its own nuclear program to develop tools to help confine the spread of nuclear weapons.
