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SAND Report: SAND92-0217, June 1992.
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Presidents Statement: The past year has been one of change—for the world and for Sandia. We are hopeful that the threat of nuclear war has diminished significantly and irreversibly. A Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was signed in July 1991, and two months later President Bush and former
Presidents Statement: The past year has been one of change—for the world and for Sandia. We are hopeful that the threat of nuclear war has diminished significantly and irreversibly. A Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was signed in July 1991, and two months later President Bush and former
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President Gorbachev directed that nuclear weapon arsenals be reduced even further. The dramatic reduction in the stockpile raises important question: Should capacity at the national laboratories also go down? The United States government spends close to $20 billion per year in support of nearly 700 laboratories, the majority of them engaged in defense R&I). Are the taxpayers getting their money’s’ worth? It is clear that the federal R&D complex must become more cost-effective. Government should streamline its R&D infrastructure. The federal agencies responsible for technology development should cooperate to eliminate unessential duplication in programs and facilities. Fiscal pressures will surely force these changes over time, but a better way is to manage this process through planning based on national technology goals. Show Less