United States nuclear weapons program

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nuclear weapons program

The United States nuclear weapons program is the government-led effort that developed, tested, and maintains the nation’s nuclear arsenal, originating with the Manhattan Project during World War II and continuing as a central element of U.S. military and deterrence strategy.

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Label	Occurrences
United States nuclear weapons program canonical	9
United States nuclear weapons development program	2
U.S. nuclear weapons program	1
United States Cold War nuclear weapons development program	1
United States nuclear arsenal	1
United States nuclear weapons verification program	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nuclear weapons program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	American nuclear weapons program ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deliverySystem	land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ strategic bomber aircraft ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ
goal	deter large-scale conventional aggression ⓘ deter nuclear attack ⓘ maintain credible nuclear deterrent ⓘ
hasComponent	Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. nuclear command and control system NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. nuclear delivery systems ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons production complex ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons testing program ⓘ
hasPolicy	assured second-strike capability ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ nuclear nonproliferation support ⓘ nuclear umbrella for allies ⓘ stockpile stewardship ⓘ strategic triad ⓘ
influencedBy	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ arms race with the Soviet Union ⓘ mutually assured destruction doctrine ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Nuclear Security Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedFrom	Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
overseenBy	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States military strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national security policy ⓘ
productionSite	Kansas City National Security Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantex Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah River Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Y-12 National Security Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates	design of nuclear warheads ⓘ dismantlement of nuclear warheads ⓘ maintenance of nuclear warheads ⓘ production of nuclear warheads ⓘ retirement of nuclear warheads ⓘ
researchInstitution	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandia National Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signing 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima atomic bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Limited Test Ban Treaty 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki atomic bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Threshold Test Ban Treaty 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ development of thermonuclear weapons ⓘ first hydrogen bomb test Ivy Mike ⓘ moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992 ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
testSite	Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Proving Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyParty	Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ New START Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesTechnology	fission weapons ⓘ fusion weapons ⓘ multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ nuclear command, control, and communications systems ⓘ thermonuclear warheads ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph W. Kennedy → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

Fernald Feed Materials Production Center (historical) → producedForProgram → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernald Feed Materials Production Center

Interim Committee on nuclear policy → relatedTo → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

K-27 plant → partOfProgram → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. nuclear weapons program

Nuclear bombs of the United States → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States nuclear arsenal

Pacific Proving Grounds → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

Operation Flintlock → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States nuclear weapons development program

Operation Bowline → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Cold War nuclear weapons development program

Operation Tinderbox → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States nuclear weapons development program

Operation Musketeer → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

Operation Touchstone → partOf → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States nuclear weapons verification program

United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (DOE/NV-209) → subject → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (DOE/NV-209) → relatedTo → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ

Operation Grommet → program → United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ