Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Implications of Thermonuclear-Fusion Energy Systems

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Implications of Thermonuclear-Fusion Energy Systems

This report contains two parts: (1) A list of “points” highlighting the strategic-political and military-technical reasons and implications of the very probable siting of ITER (the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in Japan, which should be confirmed sometimes in early 2004. (2) A technical analysis of the nuclear weapons proliferation implications of inertialand magnetic-confin...

1 5 Ju l 2 00 5 Antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions

The feasibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement fusion pellets or triggering large scale thermonuclear explosions is investigated. The number of antiproton annihilations required to start a thermonuclear burn wave in either DT or Li2DT is found to be about 10/k, where k is the compression factor of the fuel to be ignited. In the second part, the technologies for producin...

Antimatter Induced Fusion and Thermonuclear Explosions *

The feasibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement fusion pellets or triggering large-scale thermonuclear explosions is investigated. The number of antiproton annihilations required to start a thermonuclear burn wave in either DT or Li2DT is found to be about 10/κ, where κ is the compression factor of the fuel to be ignited. In the second part, the technologies for producin...

The physical principles of thermonuclear explosives, inertial confinement fusion, and the quest for fourth generation nuclear weapons

The Non-Aligned Movement and Nuclear Disarmament: Stance and Actions

The emergence of nuclear weapons as a new actor in international relations has introduced a new area in the international security arena. Since the appearance of these weapons, there have been increasing efforts to limit and destroy them in order to achieve global peace in the framework of disarmament and centered around the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Along with the eme...