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physics.soc-ph2005★ 6 cited
From the lab to the battlefield? Nanotechnology and fourth generation nuclear weapons
Andre Gsponer
The paper addresses some major implications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) engineering and nanotechnology for the improvement of existing types of nuclear weapons, and th…
physics.soc-ph2005
Antimatter underestimated
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
We warn of the potential nuclear proliferation's consequences of military applications of nano- or microgram amounts of antimatter, such as triggering of high-yield thermonuclear e…
physics.soc-ph2004★ 7 cited
ITER: The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the nuclear weapons proliferation implications of thermonuclear-fusion energy systems
Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni
This 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…