In response to the nation’s evolving nuclear deterrence needs, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) upgraded and expanded the 60-year-old Light Initiated High Explosives (LIHE) facility. SNL and NNSA unveiled the improved facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 11.
Sandia Associate Labs Directors Jeff Heath, far left, and Steve Girrens, far right, along with technologists and engineers, gather for the Light Initiated High Explosives ribbon-cutting on March 11 (photo by Bret Latter).
June 4, 2025 | Originally published by Sandia National Laboratories on April 17, 2025
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