This is all part of the high-tech nuclear stockpile stewardship program, which ensures high confidence in U.S. nuclear weapons.

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The technical achievements of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, while significant, are nonetheless at the end of the day a simulation.

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The science-based stockpile stewardship program is still unproven and underfunded despite the best efforts of our scientists and nuclear work force.

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