Nuclear Warhead "Pit" Protection : Background and Issues for Congress.

Outlines the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) program to produce "pits", the fissile core of a nuclear warhead. Discusses Congressional action related to pit budget requests and responses, considers issues for Congress related to the NNSA pit production plan, and assesses cu...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense spending. Nuclear physics > Research. Nuclear weapons. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book