US Subcritical Nuclear Test: The National Nuclear Security Administration of the US Department of Energy reported earlier this week that the US has conducted a subcritical nuclear test in Nevada.
The National Nuclear Security rule said that the goal of Tuesday’s test, which was the third one under the rule of US President Joe Biden, was to gather “essential data” about the country’s nuclear weapons.
In cooperation with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE) facility conducted its inaugural experiment, the Nimble series experiment.
As per ANI news, the US Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) states that subcritical tests are used to guarantee the security and efficacy of nuclear warheads without the need for nuclear explosion testing.
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Despite a 1992 US government prohibition on nuclear explosive testing, subcritical testing has persisted under succeeding administrations.
This test is the most recent subcritical test that was carried out in September 2021.
“This experiment and all 33 previous US subcritical experiments were consistent with the zero-yield standard of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,” the National Nuclear Security Administration stated in a statement.
Deputy administrator for Defense Programs Marvin Adams stated in a statement, “We plan to increase the frequency of these subcritical experiments so we can continue to gather important data on nuclear weapons materials, with no technical need for a return to underground nuclear explosive testing.”
