Article: NIF-ty exercise machine: is NIF a fancy cross-trainer for weapon scientists, or a covert way to design new weapons. (National Ignition Facility for laser projects at Lawrence Livermore lab)

Article: The bomb has many friends.(supporters of nuclear weapons)
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......strategic nuclear forces, says that nuclear weapons no longer serve any useful purpose...that a world free of the threat of nuclear weapons is by necessity a world devoid of nuclear weapons, is not likely to find universal support...

Article: NIF: the saga continues. (Slants & Trends).(National Ignitition Facility; nuclear weapons research facility)(Brief Article)
Fusion Power Report;  September 1, 2000 ;     159 words ......Ignition Facility (NIF). NIF is being built primarily...meet the needs of the nuclear weapons Stockpile Stewardship...One argument is that NIF will be more useful...next generation of nuclear weapons than for assuring the...

Article: Report of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Arms Control Today;  August 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, an independent panel of 17 international...Statement The destructiveness of nuclear weapons is immense. Any use would be catastrophic. Nuclear weapons pose an intolerable threat to all...

Article: Scientists Urge Bush to Limit Nuclear Missions; U.S. Nuclear Weapons Unnecessary to Deter Attacks by Non-Nuclear States, Terrorists
U.S. Newswire;  March 13, 2002 ;     575 words ......that the sole purpose of U.S. nuclear weapons is to deter and, if necessary, respond to the use of nuclear weapons by another country. "The Bush...If the U.S. plans to resort to nuclear weapons to fight far weaker opponents...

Article: So what? (use of nuclear weapons is deemed illegal)(Column)
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;  September 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Nuclear weapons will continue to exist and they...possible to verify a total ban of nuclear weapons; and some national leaders have...destruction. The technology for nuclear weapons is easier to acquire now than in...

Article: DISARMAMENT-U.N.: MOVE TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 11, 1998 ;     665 words ......leading to the total elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide. "We are looking for a millennium free of nuclear weapons," says Michael Hoey of Ireland...has called for the abolition of nuclear weapons. But the move appears destined...

Article: Nuclear weapons talk increasingly prevalent in post-Sept. 11 world
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......that says it is acceptable to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield or to settle regional...Pakistan have openly discussed how their nuclear weapons would prove superior to their neighbors...Those who watch attitudes toward nuclear weapons say the temperature is rising. The...

Article: Nuclear Weapons Talk on the Rise
AP Online;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......that says it is acceptable to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield or to settle regional...Pakistan have openly discussed how their nuclear weapons would prove superior to their neighbors...Those who watch attitudes toward nuclear weapons say the temperature is rising. The...

Article: My Word: Is this the end of the nuclear weapons era?
Oakland Tribune;  December 23, 2008 ;     619 words ......at the beginning of the end of the nuclear weapons era. We will soon find out how seriously...exciting vision for a world without nuclear weapons. When he does, he will go up against...advocate for building a new generation of nuclear weapons. Fortunately, Obama appears to ...

Article: Readers Forum: The end of the nuclear weapons era?
Oakland Tribune;  December 20, 2008 ;     617 words ......at the beginning of the end of the nuclear weapons era. We will soon find out how seriously...exciting vision for a world without nuclear weapons. When he does, he will go up against...advocate for building a new generation of nuclear weapons. Fortunately, Obama appears to ...

Article: Curb Nuclear Weapons Excess
Arms Control Today;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......decision to end the production of new nuclear weapons. Today, U.S. military might is unrivaled...challenge is stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and reducing the likelihood that they...rightly calls on others to forswear nuclear weapons, it continues to pursue a costly and...

Article: No justification for the use of nuclear weapons
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  February 11, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 No justification for the use of nuclear weapons By WADE BOESE Date: 02-11-2003, Tuesday...War and rule out the possible use of nuclear weapons. The elder Bush did not want to become...contemplates contingencies for using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. Moreover, the...

Article: Japanese Contractor Stops Deliveries to California Nuclear-Weapons Project.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......questions regarding the NIF project and its missions. NIF supporters regard...reliability of nuclear weapons without exploding...conducted through NIF could be used to...development of nuclear weapons, said Yuji Sumida...Debate on whether NIF violates the ...

Article: U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POSSIBLE OPTION IN WAR.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 3, 1991 ;     700+ words ......Times Should the United States use nuclear weapons in the Persian Gulf war? Although...of Americans would favor the use of nuclear weapons if it might save the lives of U.S...proportion - 24 percent - favored using nuclear weapons. About 72 percent were opposed. The...