National Security Science Podcast

To learn more, see https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/national-security-science. National Security Science (NSS) highlights work in the weapons and other national security programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. NSS is unclassified and supported by the office of the deputy Laboratory director for Weapons. To subscribe, email magazine@lanl.gov, or call 505-667-4106.

To learn more, see https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/national-security-science. National Security Science (NSS) highlights work in the weapons and other national security programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. NSS is unclassified and supported by thethe office of the deputy Laboratory director for Weapons. To subscribe, email magazine@lanl.gov, or call 505-667-4106.

Read the feature article about McMillan.Read remembrances of McMillan.Read other National Security Science magazine articles.National Security Science highlights work in the weapons and other national security programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. NSS is unclassified and supported by the office of the deputy Laboratory director for Weapons. To subscribe, email magazine@lanl.gov, or call 505-667-4106. 

To learn more, see https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/national-security-science. National Security Science (NSS) highlights work in the weapons and other national security programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. NSS is unclassified and supported by the Lab’s Office of National Security and International Studies. To subscribe, email magazine@lanl.gov, or call 505-667-4106.

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.govLA-UR--24-29457

To learn more about nuclear weapons effects, see the Spring 2024 issue of National Security Science magazine and the following articles: Beyond the BlastWhat Affects EffectsEMP: Could It Happen to Me?Effects in Action

This episode topic is deterrence. We'll explore the meaning of deterrence and how the national labs help keep our country safe. We'll also bring you some audio from a deterrence conference that our team attended. To hear more about deterrence and the role Los Alamos plays, check out our latest National Security Science magazine at lanl.gov/magazine. This issue includes feature stories on what deterrence is and how it’s used, weapons effects, and some perspectives from people involved in the air- and sea-based deterrents. Labcast: Los Alamos National Laboratory is exceeding expectations in radiological and hazardous waste disposal. Highlights from the Hill: Los Alamos National Laboratory is helping bring indigenous college students into the field of physics.

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov. National Security Research Center “Edith Warner” article:  https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/the-vault/the-vault-2022/edith-warner/For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.govLA-UR-23-34109

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.govLA-UR-23-32384

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.govLA-UR-23-31276

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.gov LA-UR-23-23050Previous title: Nevada  series episode 3: Subcritical testing at the Nevada National Security Site 

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.gov LA-UR-23-23250Previous title: Nevada series episode 2: The testing moratorium and the pivot to stockpile stewardship

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.gov LA-UR-23-20707Previous title: Nevada series episode 1: Historical nuclear testing 

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security. Links:“LAMPF Accelerator Reaches Full Energy,” The Atom, July-August 1972“LAMPF: a dream and a gamble,” Los Alamos Science, winter-spring 1983 LA-UR-22-25189 Previous title: The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center turns 50!

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.govLA-UR-22-24110Previous title: Cosmic custodians: Los Alamos Scientists make sure nuclear detonation detection equipment can survive space.

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.For more Los Alamos stories, visit discover.lanl.gov.  LA-UR-21-32253Previous title: Launching Partnerships: Behind the scenes of a rocket launch

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Sciencemagazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.ReadNational Security Sciencemagazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.LA-UR-21-32455 Podcast artwork: 46680597© Elenadesigner | Dreamstime.comPrevious title: Holiday special featuring a 1964 holiday poem from "The Atom" 

It’s been long known that Klaus Fuchs, Theodore Hall, and David Greenglass committed espionage at Project Y—the Los Alamos branch of the Manhattan Project—during World War II. Each worked at the secret laboratory charged with creating the world’s first atomic bombs, each stole classified weapons information, and each shared it with the Soviet Union. Just recently though, in September 2019, historians confirmed a fourth wartime spy: Oscar Seborer.In this episode of the National Security Science podcast, National Security Science writer Weston Phippen talks to Los Alamos National Laboratory senior historian Alan Carr about Seborer’s time at Los Alamos and the spy’s possible contributions to the Soviet nuclear weapons program. For more on Seborer at Los Alamos, make sure to read this article in the summer 2021 issue of National Security Science magazine.The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.Illustration for this episode's artwork: Los Alamos National Laboratory/Brenda FlemingLA-UR-21-28652Previous title: The fourth atomic spy

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons programs—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.In this episode of the National Security Science podcast, on the 76th anniversary of the Trinity test, we examine the test from two angles: from 1945, when the test occurred, and from 2021, when a group of Los Alamos employees traveled to the Trinity site to tour ground zero and the surrounding area.Previous title: The Trinity Test: Then & Now 

The National Security Science podcast is a spin-off of National Security Science magazine at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We bring you stories from the Lab’s Weapons Program—stories that show how innovative science and engineering are the key to keeping America safe. Or, as we like to say, better science equals better security.In this episode, Naval officer-turned-Laboratory employee Mark Levin recounts his time on board the USS Nebraska. "I order one prolonged blast on the ship’s whistle and we are underway, embarking on a 10-week strategic deterrence mission. Carrying 24 Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) armed with Los Alamos–designed nuclear warheads, the Nebraska will prowl the depths of the ocean, its exact location unknown to everyone but its crew. Our mission is to remain hidden at sea with our SLBMs, so as to deter a nuclear attack on the United States by demonstrating to other countries that the United States has an assured second-strike capability—a survivable system for carrying out a retaliatory nuclear attack."Read National Security Science magazine online here. Request a print copy or provide feedback by emailing magazine@lanl.gov.Photo for this episode's artwork: U.S. Department of DefenseLA-UR-20-24937Previous title: Salt Life: Go on patrol with an Ohio-class submarine that's ready to launch nuclear warheads at a moment’s notice.