Behind the Scenes, Lab Expertise Helps U.S. Negotiate with Iran
VOLUME LII, NUMBER 21 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 Behind The Scenes, Lab Expertise Helps U.S. Negotiate With Iran By Jeff Garberson not readily available outside Livermore Rotary Club. the 1990s. to bring World War II to a Find Out What's In ways that are not pub- the specialized world of the He called his presentation While much of recent close 70 years ago. Today licly evident, expertise at nuclear laboratories, which a “primer” on the talks to U.S. news coverage has fo- it is a “technological obses- Happening Lawrence Livermore and includes the weapons design date and the challenges re- cused on politics and contro- sion” for “thousands of lab other national laboratories is facilities at Sandia, Los Ala- maining. versies, laboratory support employees” to do what they Check Out Section A being brought to bear as U.S. mos and Livermore, as well Davis has held senior for the diplomatic effort was can to keep Iran from devel- Section A is filled with negotiators in Lausanne, as Argonne, Oak Ridge and positions at the Defense described in a news article oping the bomb, according information about arts, Switzerland seek to firm up a few others with associated Department and has partici- published by the New York to the Times. people, entertainment and details of an agreement and capabilities. pated in high level studies Times a month ago. Exactly what contribu- special events. There are follow-up inspections in- A sign of strong local for the defense community.
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