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1. A gravitational wave generating device comprising: a plurality of target nuclei in a constrained state,  a source of submicroscopic particles directed at the target nuclei,  a computer-controlled logic system operatively connected to the particle source for selectively propelling the particles toward the target nuclei to cause products of a nuclear reaction to be emitted from the nuclei, and  a containment system for aligning the products of the nuclear reaction such that the products move in approximately the same direction, produce a third time derivative of the motion of the target nuclei reacting to the emitted products of the nuclear reaction and thereby generate gravitational waves in that direction. 2. A device according to  claim 1  in which the plurality of target nuclei are contained in a superconducting medium. claim 1 3. A device according to  claim 1  in which the plurality of target nuclei comprises a fluid. claim 1 4. A device according to  claim 3  wherein the fluid includes electrons. claim 3 5. A device according to  claim 3  in which the fluid is a superconducting fluid. claim 3 6. A device according to  claim 1  in which the plurality of target nuclei comprises a gas. claim 1 7. A device according to  claim 1  in which the plurality of target nuclei are constrained in an electromagnetic field. claim 1 8. A device according to  claim 7  in which the electromagnetic field is external to the plurality of target nuclei. claim 7 9. A device according to  claim 7  in which the electromagnetic field is ferromagnetic. claim 7 10. A device according to  claim 7  in which the electromagnetic field comprises intermolecular forces. claim 7 11. A device according to  claim 1  in which the plurality of target nuclei are aligned in a spin-polarized state. claim 1 12. A device according to  claim 1  in which the source of particles for producing nuclear-reaction products is a pulsed particle beam. claim 1 13. A device according to  claim 12  in which the particles comprising the particle beam are photons. claim 12 14. A device for generating gravitational waves comprising a source of products of nuclear reactions under the control of a computer-controlled logic system to produce a third time derivative of the motion of energizable elements and thereby generate gravitational waves. 15. A gravitational wave generating device comprising: a plurality of target energizable elements,  a plurality of energizing elements that act on the energizable elements, and  a computer controlled logic system operatively connected to the energizing elements to control the action of the energizing elements so as to produce a third time derivative of the motion of the energizable elements or a jerk and thereby generate gravitational waves. 16. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are molecules. claim 15 17. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are atoms. claim 15 18. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are atomic nuclei. claim 15 19. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are nuclear particles. claim 15 20. A device according to  claim 19  in which the nuclear particles are electrons. claim 19 21. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are an anisotropic particle beam. claim 15 22. A device according to  claim 21  in which the beam particles collide with the energizable elements and produce a third time derivative of the motion of the energizable elements and generate gravitational waves. claim 21 23. A device according to  claim 22  in which the beam particles collide with the energizable elements to produce a nuclear reaction that causes the ejection of nuclear reaction products that result in a third time derivative of the motion of the energizable elements. claim 22 24. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are an isotropic particle beam. claim 15 25. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements create a multiquantum vibrational event for the energizable elements on a subpicosecond time scale and generate gravitational waves. claim 15 26. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are microwaves. claim 15 27. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are one or more magnetic fields. claim 15 28. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are one or more electric fields. claim 15 29. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements move in sequence to define a gravitational-wave front and energize the energizable elements in sequential order to generate and accumulate gravitational-wave energy as the gravitational-wave front progresses. claim 15 30. A device according to  claim 29  in which the gravitational waves comprising the wave front are coherent. claim 29 31. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are photons of a laser. claim 15 32. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are electrons. claim 15 33. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are protons. claim 15 34. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are neutrons. claim 15 35. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are nuclear particles. claim 15 36. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are atomic nuclei. claim 15 37. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are molecules. claim 15 38. A device according to  claim 37  in which the molecules are ionized. claim 37 39. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizing elements are current-carrying coils. claim 15 40. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizable elements are one or more permanent magnets. claim 15 41. A device according to  claim 40  in which the permanent magnets are submicroscopic. claim 40 42. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizable elements are one or more electromagnets. claim 15 43. A device according to  claim 42  in which the electromagnets are submicroscopic. claim 42 44. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizing elements are current-carrying electrical conductors. claim 15 45. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizable elements are current-carrying electrical conductors. claim 15 46. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are energized in a pattern in order to achieve directivity in gravitational wave transmission. claim 15 47. A device according to  claim 46  in which the directivity is changed over time in order to control the direction of the gravitational wave transmissions. claim 46 48. A device according to  claim 46  in which the energizing elements are energized in a pattern that will transmit gravitational waves to a radiating gravitational wave transmitter in order to establish a GW communications source. claim 46 49. A device according to  claim 46  in which the pattern produces constructive interference among some of the gravitational waves. claim 46 50. A device according to  claim 46  in which the pattern produces destructive interference among some of the gravitational waves. claim 46 51. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are harmonic oscillators. claim 15 52. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are capacitors. claim 15 53. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are disposed in a spherical array. claim 15 54. A device according to  claim 53  in which the spherical array comprises piezoelectric crystals spread evenly over the surface of a sphere. claim 53 55. A device according to  claim 53  in which the energizable element comprise a spherical piezoelectric crystal or crystals. claim 53 56. A device according to  claim 55  in which actuating electrodes are spread evenly over the surface of the piezoelectric crystals and operatively connected to a power source controlled by a computer-controlled logic system. claim 55 57. A device according to  claim 15  in which a refractive medium concentrates or focuses the gravitational waves emitted by the gravitational wave generator. claim 15 58. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizable elements are piezoelectric crystals. claim 15 59. A device according to  claim 15 , in which the energizable elements are nanomachines. claim 15 60. A device according to  claim 59  in which the nanomachines are harmonic oscillators. claim 59 61. A device according to  claim 59  in which the nanomachines are nanomotors. claim 59 62. A device according to  claim 59  in which the nanomachines are solenoids. claim 59 63. A device according to  claim 59  in which the nanomachines are microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). claim 59 64. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are antiprotons. claim 15 65. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are antiprotons. claim 15 66. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are enveloped in a dielectric. claim 15 67. A device according to  claim 66  in which the dielectric has a spherical form. claim 66 68. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizing elements are sources of electromagnetic radiation. claim 15 69. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are submicroscopic particles. claim 15 70. A device according to  claim 15  in which the computer-controlled logic system is a modulator. claim 15 71. A device according to  claim 15  in which the energizable elements are maintained in a state of superconductivity. claim 15 72. A device according to  claim 15  in which the computer-controlled logic system is a vehicle trajectory or orbit determination processor. claim 15 73. A gravitational wave detection device comprising gravitational-wave collector elements that are interrogated by a computer-controlled logic system according to an expected arrival time of the crests of a gravitational wave of a predetermined gravitational wave frequency and phase in order to be a tuned gravitational wave receiver. 74. A device according to  claim 73  in which the interrogations continue as the gravitational wave phase is determined and locked on by a control computer. claim 73 75. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are transducers. claim 73 76. A device according to  claim 75  in which the transducers are parametric transducers. claim 75 77. A device according to  claim 75  in which the transducers measure the curvature of the spacetime continuum. claim 75 78. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are capacitors. claim 73 79. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are harmonic oscillators. claim 73 80. A device according to  claim 73  in which signals from the collector elements can be measured by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). claim 73 81. A device according to  claim 73  in which the signal from the collector elements are sensed using quantum non-demolition (QND) techniques. claim 73 82. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are interrogated in a pattern according to an expected incoming gravitational wave direction in order to achieve directivity in GW reception. claim 73 83. A device according to  claim 73  in which the directivity is changed over time in order to scan for gravitational wave transmissions. claim 73 84. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are disposed in a spherical array. claim 73 85. A device according to  claim 84  in which the spherical array of collector element comprises a plurality of piezoelectric crystals spread evenly over the surface of a sphere. claim 84 86. A device according to  claim 84  in which the collector element comprise spherical piezoelectric crystals. claim 84 87. A device according to  claim 86  in which actuating electrodes are spread evenly over the surface of the piezoelectric crystals and operatively connected to a computer-controlled logic system. claim 86 88. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are submicroscopic. claim 73 89. A device according to  claim 73  in which the tuned gravitational wave receiver receives gravitational waves refracted by a medium positioned in front of the gravitational-wave receiver. claim 73 90. A device according to  claim 89  in which the medium is a superconducting medium. claim 89 91. A device according to  claim 89  including a lens for concentrating or focusing the gravitational waves. claim 89 92. A device according to  claim 89  including a series of gravitational-wave refracting media for concentrating or focusing the gravitational waves. claim 89 93. A device according to  claim 73  in which the collector elements are maintained in a state of superconductivity. claim 73 94. A gravitational wave communications device comprising: a gravitational wave generator for producing gravitational waves having a particular frequency and amplitude as determined by the frequency and amplitude of the jerks of the masses comprising the gravitational wave generator,  a modulator connected to the generator for imparting information to the gravitational waves by modifying their frequency and amplitude,  a computer-controlled logic system for controlling the frequency and amplitude of the jerks,  a detector for receiving the modulated gravitational waves having a particular frequency and amplitude, and  a demodulator controlled by a computer-control logic system for extracting the information from the frequency and amplitude of gravitational waves and delivering it to a presentation device. 95. A gravitational wave communications device comprising: a plurality of target nuclei aligned in a constrained state,  a source of submicroscopic particles directed at the target nuclei,  a computer-controlled logic system operatively connected to the particle source for selectively propelling the particles toward the target nuclei to produce a nuclear reaction,  a containment system for aligning the products of the nuclear reaction such that the particles move in approximately the same direction, produce a third time derivative in the motion of the target nuclei and thereby generate gravitational waves, and  a transmitter operatively connected to the containment system for selecting the number of particles propelled at any given time to modulate the gravitational waves. 96. A device according to  claim 95  wherein the transmitter includes a modulator. claim 95 97. A device according to  claim 96  in which the modulator imparts information to the gravitational waves by selecting their frequency and amplitude. claim 96 98. A device according to  claim 97  including a detector at a remote location for receiving the modulated gravitational waves. claim 97 99. A device according to  claim 98  including a demodulator connected to the detector. claim 98 100. A device according to  claim 99  including a presentation device connected to the demodulator. claim 99