Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) mission is to strengthen the United States’ security by understanding and reacting to threats. This mission includes identifying and applying state-of-the-art technology to reduce the risk to the US and the world from a range of possible scenarios. In early 2020, the fast spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was quickly becoming a national security concern. Nobody understood the virus’ biology, and treatments were non-existent. The United States government looked to its research institutions’ network and moved rapidly to create or expand the computing infrastructure available for this unprecedented challenge. Challenge With funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, LLNL determined tha

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