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Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of two laboratories in the United States in which classified work towards the design of nuclear weapons has been undertaken . LANL is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The laboratory is one of the largest science and technology institutions in the world. Wikipedia*

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Los Alamos National Laboratory has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Vignette. The year with the most events was 2008 with two events. Most appearances with Joseph F. Pilat (4), Robert S. Litwak (3). Most common tags: Nuclear, World War II.

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