U.S. Restores Key Nuclear Weapons Manufacturing Capability After 20 Years

The United States has resumed production of "binary" alloy, a specialized material used in nuclear weapons, for the first time in 20 years. This achievement by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the Y-12 National Security Complex is a significant step towards modernizing the nation's nuclear stockpile and ends two decades of reliance on a limited supply of previously manufactured material.