11.   The issue has divided weapons scientists within the Energy Department.

12.   There are programs with bipartisan support for dismantling Soviet warheads and finding employment for weapons scientists who might otherwise accept contracts to work in Iraq or Iran.

13.   Today, the secrets of germ warfare are increasingly up for grabs as weapon scientists from countries that made biological arsenals hunt for new jobs.

14.   U.S. leaders have known since the collapse of the Soviet Union that suddenly impoverished weapons scientists likely would be recruited for their expertise.

15.   Washington should also press ahead with its efforts to re-employ Russian weapons scientists in civilian work.

16.   Weapon scientists are lobbying to continue such work, saying it is permitted under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which bars nuclear explosions.

17.   Weapons scientists and the Energy Department are lobbying to continue such work, saying it is permitted under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

18.   Weapons scientists can use some of these tools for nonmilitary research.

19.   Weapons scientists have also been pursuing a number of smaller projects that strive to miniaturize the machinery needed for such feats.

20.   For one thing, weapons scientists could monitor the complete fission stage and modify designs as a result.