WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The Arms Control Association posted the following letetr: * * * From the beginning of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly issued threats to use nuclear weapons. As the war has continued, the risk of nuclear war has grown. Nuclear war would affect all people and this risk demands a global response. We state unequivocally that any threat to use nuclear weapons, at any time and under any circumstances, is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on Jan. 10, 2023, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons--maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5 - as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the ear  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: A partnership involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory aimed at developing "digital twins" for producing aerospace components is one of six new projects funded under the HPC for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced today. Sponsored  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following report (No. PNNL-33719) on Jan. 20, 2023, entitled "Vouchers to Enable Laboratory and Organizational Collaboration for Innovation and Technology Improvements." The report was written by Jamie T. Kolln and Mark R. Weimar. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract For the past several years, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) ha  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: A team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers working on the reactor at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility is testing materials to make the next generation of fusion reactors, in the quest to develop more carbon-free energy sources. These magnetic confinement fusion reactors, called tokamaks, use magnetic fields to shape plasma into a donut shape that generate  more