Sandia

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Since 1949, Sandia National Laboratories has developed science-based technologies that support the national security of the United States. Through science and technology, people, infrastructure, and partnerships, Sandia's mission is to meet national needs in four key areas: * Nuclear weapons * Nonproliferation and materials control * Energy and critical infrastructure * Emerging threats -- addressing new threats to national security Sandia is a government-owned/contractor operated (GOCO) facility. Lockheed Martin (->) manages Sandia for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. In 1998, Jim Lee of Sandia, spent 2 months in Iraq "looking for ominous signs of life in Iraq's aborted nuclear weapons program". http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN10-23-98/iraq_story.htm