Inertial confinement fusion energy R&D and nuclear proliferation: The need for direct and transparent review

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 59-66

  Goldston, Robert J ^a   Glaser, Alexander ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Inertial confinement fusion; Lawrence livermore national laboratory; National Ignition Facility; Nuclear energy; Nuclear proliferation; Nuclear weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960875350     PISSN: 00963402     EISSN: 19383282     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096340211407562     Document Type: Review

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