DOE simulates nuclear explosion; GAO faults ignition facility
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The US Department of Energy's Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative successfully modeled a thermonuclear reaction in three dimensions for the first time in July 2000. The Los Alamos and Livermore-based research project had been criticized by the General Accounting Office.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 2000
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Defense bill bars unilateral nuclear reductions, orders posture review
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The Oct 30, 2000 signing of the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act effectively barred the US from lowering nuclear warhead counts below START I levels, despite the fact that Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush's promise unilaterally reduce nuclear forces in May 2000.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 2000
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