Shot in the dark [nuclear weapon testing].

Shot in the dark [nuclear weapon testing].

This paper discusses the future of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) located in Livermore, CA, amid criticisms about whether it can achieve its stated scientific goals and whether such a money-draining project was really necessary in the first place. Envisioned as an ideal site for nuclear weapon...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 43, 5 (2006).
Main Author: Svoboda, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
National Ignition Facility.
Aging atomic stockpiles.
Full-size nuclear weapon.
Fusion ignition.
Fusion reaction.
Nuclear weapons testing.