Founded partly due to the influence of Edward Teller who thought Los Alamos National Laboratory was not making good progress on thermonuclear weapons, large part of which was developed there.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federal research facility located in Livermore, California. It is part of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and is primarily known for its work in national security, including nuclear weapons research and development, as well as broader scientific research in various fields such as energy, biology, and materials science.