«Historically we have sought to take weapon scientists from potential enemies and teach them something useful to do other than weapon science,» she said. (sciencemag.org)
She highlighted Alex Dehgan, a former AAAS science policy fellow at the State Department who persuaded former Iraqi weapons scientists to help rebuild their country. (sciencemag.org)
When asked why this project is so important to him, he voiced the dominant perspective among weapon scientists at LLNL: He doesn't want nuclear weapons to be used and passionately believes the key to ensuring they aren't is to making sure the U.S. stockpile continues to be an effective deterrent. (sciencedaily.com)