University of Rochester Laser Laboratory Gets $82 Million in Funds (Mexico: engineers, county)

[ckhthankgod]

“There is a continued investment by the federal government into research and development at the University of Rochester.

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $82 million is going to the Omega Laser Facility at the U of R Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

The funds, which come from the National Nuclear Security Administration, will go to help support science-based stewardship of the county's nuclear weapon stockpile.

About 900 jobs are supported at the lab, including scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff.”

More: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...llion-in-funds

[Matt Marcinkiewicz]

The *county* has a nuclear weapon stockpile? Or the country? Going to have to wager it's the latter:

'The 10 U.S. sites that currently host nuclear weapons are: the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bangor, Washington; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota; Pantex Plant, Texas; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; and the Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic, Kings Bay, Georgia.'

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2006/...3B%20Barksdale

Maybe something's changed over the 14 years since that article was written, but....