National Security Science magazine | Issue The explosives issue

After 76 years in business, we know a thing or two about things that go “boom.”

A new weather enclosure at the Lab’s DARHT facility will keep experiments on schedule and boost worker safety.

The Lab’s Deputy Director for Weapons teaches students at Texas A&M University.

Students at Northern New Mexico College now have a path to careers as radiation control technicians at the Laboratory.

Tina McKee answers four questions about her work on a recent hydrodynamic experiment.

Nuclear blasts appear different under different conditions.

Making the detonators that jumpstart nuclear weapons involves teasing out “devils” to ensure reliable performance.

Two scientists are applying what they know about the granular microstructure of rocks to high explosives—a novel approach that could predict how explosives age.

Explosives such as TNT are highly toxic to produce. That’s why the lab is designing safer, greener replacements.

First responders train to dismantle improvised explosive devices from the safety of the computer world.