https://www.llnl.gov/sites/www/files/2020-02/Eng_Mats_DOE_HQ_Flyers_v03_01_19.pdf
Central to the Mission
Accomplishments
Energetic materials (EM) such as
explosives, thermites, propellants,
and pyrotechnics are central to LLNL’s
national security mission. EM are utilized
throughout a nuclear weapon and also
provide the energy source for most
conventional munitions.
LLNL scientists have developed numerous new energetic materials (EMs),especially
high explosives—HEs); experimental techniques for their characterization; and
computational models (e ...