How a lab in California is ensuring the effectiveness of US nuclear weapons

Understanding the precursor to detonation: Probing high-pressure deflagration with laser ignition experiments

Suddenly, there's a flash of intense light and heat, followed by a rapidly expanding fireball. Combustion of high explosives is everywhere in popular culture, and it's also critical for ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. stockpile.

How a lab in California is ensuring the effectiveness of US nuclear weapons

Nuclear testing has long been depicted as mushroom clouds emerging and rising above remote desert landscapes or the ground slowly collapsing like a sinkhole as an underground detonation goes off. But those days are long gone, decades away in fact, from how the United States maintains its nuclear weapons in 2025.The U.S. nuclear stockpile is arguably the most important part of the countrys national security, but the government stopped testing nuc…

The world is on the brink of World War 3, as many countries are trying to acquire nuclear weapons : Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russia

… the then US president Barack Obama and the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev … national security. According to ‘American Scientists Federation’, Russia and the US are … s nuclear weapons, followed by China, France, Britain, India, Pakistan, Israel and North …

Weapons: a secret hypersonic engine to be tested in 2025

Technological advances in the field of weaponry continue to push back the boundaries of the imagination. In 2025, a secret hypersonic engine has been tested, promising to revolutionize the way armed forces operate across the globe. This development arouses both fascination and concern, as nations seek to strengthen their military superiority. Hypersonic engines, capable of […] L’article Weapons: a secret hypersonic engine to be tested in 2025 es…

Nukes Part 9, Scorecard

Readers will note that the title of this paper starts with “Part 9”, which means I have written at least eight of these before. Actually, more like 25 with this post. Instructions to access the other 24 papers are in the Introduction for this paper. In section 2 of this paper, I provide a few details on nuclear power plants built in the US from 1980 through 2024. The reason I..

Nuclear weapons have been an important part of the global balance of power for decades. Despite reductions in arsenals since the Cold War, the world's warhead stockpiles remain very high. According to a 2025 estimate by the Federation of American Scientists, nine nations possess a combined 12,331 nuclear warheads. Russia has the most.