ITER: The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the nuclear weapons proliferation implications of thermonuclear-fusion energy systems

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dc.creatorGsponer, Andre
dc.creatorHurni, Jean-Pierre
dc.date2004-01-21
dc.date2004-02-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:51:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:51:01Z
dc.descriptionThis report contains two parts: (1) A list of "points" highlighting the strategic-political and military-technical reasons and implications of the very probable siting of ITER (the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in Japan, which should be confirmed sometimes in early 2004. (2) A technical analysis of the nuclear weapons proliferation implications of inertial- and magnetic-confinement fusion systems substantiating the technical points highlighted in the first part, and showing that while full access to the physics of thermonuclear weapons is the main implication of ICF, full access to large-scale tritium technology is the main proliferation impact of MCF. The conclusion of the report is that siting ITER in a country such as Japan, which already has a large separated-plutonium stockpile, and an ambitious laser-driven ICF program (comparable in size and quality to those of the United States or France), will considerably increase its latent (or virtual) nuclear weapons proliferation status, and foster further nuclear proliferation throughout the world.
dc.description82 pages, 4 tables, 6 figures. Fully revised version with an appendix by C.E. Singer. Both PS and PDF now available
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0401110
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0401110
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85891
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.titleITER: The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the nuclear weapons proliferation implications of thermonuclear-fusion energy systems
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