劳伦斯·利弗摩尔国家实验室是美国科技和军事力量的象征之一。

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is one of the great symbols of America's scientific and military prowess.

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为了实现这个目标，利弗摩尔使用了强大的机器，这就是超级计算机。它们在高度机密且重重守卫的大楼中运转着。

To do this, Livermore relies on powerful machines called supercomputers, which hum away inside top-secret, heavily guarded buildings.

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利弗摩尔实验室的物理学家将电子撞击人金属靶后所产生的高能X射线用于检测老化炸弹，以确认其是否还具有爆炸性。

Those electrons were smashed into a metal target to generate the high-energy X-rays that Livermore's physicists needed to peek inside ageing bombs and check that they were still in working order.

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