By George Lobsenz The Energy Department must conduct more experiments and research--and provide for more independent review of those studies--if it is to make a convincing case that its proposed "reliable replacement warhead" can meet reliability requirements in the absence of underground testing, according to a new report by an expert panel. The findings by the JASON Defense Advisory Panel, an independent group of nuclear weapons scientists, were hailed by antinuclear groups Friday as a setback for the new warhead,…
Expert Panel Says RRW Needs More Tests, Peer Review
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