Stockpile stewardship is explicitly one of DOEs purposes, and has been since the Manhattan project really. Weapons research is one of the top level missions of

Stockpile stewardship is explicitly one of DOEs purposes, and has been since the Manhattan project really. Weapons research is one of the top level missions of LLNL [0], where the NIF is located. I guess it’s controversial to some, but it’s not like it’s supposed to be a secret or anything. [0]: https://www.llnl.gov/missions https://www.llnl.gov/missions