Designers of destruction who dress in denim.

CHEMICAL laboratories; NUCLEAR weapons; FREE electron lasers; LASER fusion

Features the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory of California where nuclear weapons in the U.S. are designed. Brief history; Founders; Nuclear weapons testing and development; Operations; Development of a ground-based Free Electron Laser; Recognition of research on laser fusion, the greenhouse effect and the human genome project; Popularity and reputation in weapons research.