Labs drive the arms race
The conviction of laboratory managers that high technology can provide safety and national security in a dangerous world and that technological solutions are paramount over political solutions has been a major driving force in perpetuating the nuclear arms race. The credo in the laboratories appears to be that there are never enough designs of nuclear weapons for deterrence so that there is always a need to develop such new ideas as the nuclear-pumped X-ray laser as a defense against energy missiles. The author outlines several alternative steps, including the ratification and reaffirmation of arms control treaties, negotiations, and a halt to the Star Wars program. A central point is to stop nuclear weapons testing. 7 references.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6061241
- Journal Information:
- Bull. At. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 40:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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