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October 25, 2024

New weapons exhibit opens at the Bradbury Science Museum

The much-anticipated interactive experience engages, educates visitors

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The new exhibit includes sections looking at nuclear deterrence (shown here), the science of stockpile stewardship and the story of plutonium.

The exhibit showcases a key part of the Laboratory’s role as a national security science institution: its nuclear weapons mission. While the reception was its official opening, parts of the exhibit have been viewable to visitors as it was being completed. The feedback has been very positive.

"The amount of time visitors are spending looking at and engaging with this exhibit is off the charts," said Linda Deck, exhibit project leader and Bradbury Science Museum director emeritus. "Typically, visitors spend only a minute or two viewing a particular panel. But people are spending 15 minutes or more on these."

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