Nuclear weapons: the next nuke

US nuclear weapons scientists are designing a warhead that is meant to be "reliable" without ever having been tested. Some are wondering whether such weapons could renew the US' aging stockpile.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2006-07, Vol.442 (7098), p.18-21
Main Author: Brumfiel, Geoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Innovations
Military policy
Nuclear weapons
Weapons
Weapons testing
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Summary:US nuclear weapons scientists are designing a warhead that is meant to be "reliable" without ever having been tested. Some are wondering whether such weapons could renew the US' aging stockpile.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/442018a