Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Details of Suspicious Pack at Pantex Are ‘Need to Know’

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A suspicious package triggered an emergency response at the Pantex nuclear-weapon assembly plant in Amarillo, Texas, on Jan. 16, but the details are on a strictly need-to-know basis, according to an official report from the Department of Energy.
“On January 16,…

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