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duct experiments and do research and development
work in the military application of atomic energy.”
rence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos
National Laboratory) develop a nuclear testing
The fiscal year testing program receives authori-
program. The Secretary of Energy proposes the
upcoming year’s program in letter to the President
ergy (DOE), and the weapons laboratories (Law-
Security Council solicits comments on the test
program from its members and incorporates those
zation from the President. Each fiscal year, the
Department of Defense (DoD), Department of En-
through the National Security Council. The National