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Physicist Honored For Decades Of Leadership In Nuclear Deterrence
Richard L. Wagner Jr., a physicist with a career spanning over six decades, has been awarded the 2026 John S. Foster Medal for his contributions to nuclear deterrence and national security. Wagner’s work has had a significant impact on U.S. defense policy, from his time at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to his role as assistant to the secretary of defense for atomic energy. He will be honored at a ceremony in Livermore this fall, as reported by Newswise.