Residents are concerned that the joint University of Michigan/Los Alamos facility will power a nuclear arms race.

The University of Michigan’s proposed computing facility in Ypsilanti Township is the next step in high-powered computing and nuclear weapons research for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Nonproliferation experts say the research could also contribute to the development of new weapons. The $1.2 billion research center would be almost 300,000 square feet, with the lion’s share going to Los…

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