Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was established in 1952 (as the “Big Ideas” Laboratory) in the early days of the Cold War to meet urgent national security needs by advancing nuclear weapons science and technology. At LLNL, we apply cutting-edge science and technology to achieve breakthroughs in enterprise resilience and counterterrorism, defense and intelligence, energy security and climate resilience and research and development to produce fundamental science discoveries and faster innovation cycles.
