50 USC 2660: Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes
Text contains those laws in effect on January 15, 2013
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 42-ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONSSUBCHAPTER V-SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERSPart A-Safeguards and Security
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§2660. Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes
(a) Prototypes
The Administrator shall develop and carry out a plan for the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities to design and build prototypes of nuclear weapons to further intelligence estimates with respect to foreign nuclear weapons activities.
(b) Prohibition on production of nuclear yields
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator may not conduct any experiments that produce a nuclear yield.
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