Cray's New Supercomputer Will Manage Nuclear Weapons

The World’s fastest computer is planned to be built to manage the US nuclear stockpile.

Cray gets a $174 million contract from NNSA

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has handed Seattle-based supercomputer maker Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) a $174 million contract, the biggest in its history, to develop “Trinity,” a new machine to manage nuclear weapons.

The supercomputer is set to be installed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and used to "ensure the safety, security and effectiveness of the United States' nuclear stockpile," Cray said in a statement.  The NNSA was created by Congress in 2000 as a semi-autonomous agency under the...