Fusing security and science. (security measures at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Security Management, May, 1991 by McDougal, David

THE SECURITY MEASURES AT THE Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory -- dog teams, SWAT teams, computerized access control devices, sophisticated perimeter and building alarm systems, and guards toting automatic weapons -- all convince the observer that something on this site needs a lot of watching. But given what that something is -- nuclear weapons designs and materials -- the most impressive aspect of Livermore's security measures is that they are characterized by a measure of restraint. They embody, in a sense, a crucial and sensitive balance between two goals that sometimes conflict.

The first goal is obvious: to protect at all costs the special nuclear material, weapons parts, and classified information relating to weapons design. The second goal is...

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