File:Pantex weapon assembly operations.jpg

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English: Technicians at DOE’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, perform final assembly on a nuclear warhead. Employing about 2,700 workers, Pantex performs nuclear weapons assembly, disassembly, testing, quality assurance, repair, retirement, and disposal. President Reagan’s defense buildup in the early and mid-1980s resulted in increased production levels at Pantex and throughout DOE’s nuclear weapons complex.
Date circa 1985
date QS:P,+1985-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source http://www.energy.gov/news/2431.htm?photo=2442
Author United States Department of Energy

Photo part of set of "1983-1985" images on the United States Department of Energy website. Actual date of photo is unknown. Description was taken verbatim from the caption appear on the www.energy.gov website. Date of download identical to first upload to wikipedia, 2009-09-30.

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