Critically reviewed and evaluated designs of nuclear warheads and bombs fielded by LLNL prior to testing. Prepared reports requested by Congress on the reliability and safety of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. Arjun Makhijani President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Takoma Park, Maryland. Author or co-author of numerous reports, books, and articles on nuclear weapons and nuclear fuel cycle related issues, including weapons production, testing, and nuclear waste. Principal editor of Nuclear Wastelands and principal author of Mending the Ozone Hole.
Research focuses on the political culture of nuclear weapons scientists and antinuclear activists.
The laser beams enter the target chamber and are focused into the hohlraum cylinder at the ends. The heated interior surface then reradiates the laser energy as x-rays, which in turn compress and heat the fuel capsule to fusion conditions. Floyd Spence , Chair of the House National Security Committee, issued a report and accompanying press release which are highly critical of the Clinton administration's Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program. Spence sees SBSS as a poor substitute for nuclear testing. The Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers responds to Chairman Spense on their Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Site .