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Isomers are radioactive, so forget about that. EMP is overrated in many ways. I think a lot of people will be surprised about what is and isn't taken out by a HEMP. Non-nuclear lower altitude devices are a different can of worms however, but have their own limits. Suffice it to say, the military ha...

Read this report and a couple of others a while back (> year). The single greatest threat we face as a nation is EMP. http://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf A rogue actor popping a low orbital will take out almost half the US. How about one over Europe? Who do you shoot back ...

kiteman, Just trying to clear up that polywell is not NNPI nor classified in response to olivier. At best it is export controlled due to being a neutron source <dual use>...but I do not think it is officially export controlled <yet>. In fact, as I understand, treaties (and law) dictate that fusion p...

Thanks for the link Dan, I remember reading that a while back. The idea I have in mind is actually the coil cross section being wedge shaped with rounded edges, vice circular (this was an idea to get better cusp control at gyro radius gap distances). Then using, in effect, telescoping mounts to driv...

Again, Polywell is not classified. The disclosure limitations are standard for a contract in progress. For Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI), that is a classification unto itself. For example, something can be NNPI UNCLASS, but still not be releasable, soley on the NNPI basis. NNPI is a co...

L-Ships are a good place for polywell. However the current build program is the LPD17 class, 4MPDE, and 5 SSDG. They would need to convert to electric drive as space layouts don't really support steam. That means pB11 is the better way to go. As for speed, full displacement hulls have a theorectical...

With current technology, I think we are well established with the 1.5M (say 4.5ft) minimum (D-D), 3M (say 9.5ft) (pB11)for the Magrid. For an overall power producing D-D "primary" plant, I keep a high bay two car garage volume (roughly 20x20x15ft) in mind. But this does not really account for a full...

Nebel is busy. Polywell is NOT classified, I promise. Be patient boys. It's almost Christmas, maybe Rick will give us a stocking stuffer. Converting current ships to Polywell is not practical cost wise. It is possible that conversatoin of a CVN may be cost effective (with some time for payback), SSN...

Smells like an advert.
Quick, shoot it before it multiplies. Them critters are dangerous like that...

Found this on the web. Got the wheels turning in my head over the shaping and spacing of the Magrid. Maybe even provides for a geometric tuning possibililty for the Magrid. Shaping the windings in on a conical form, and then providing individual motorised adjustable mounts to wedge them in and out c...

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all...even the tree huggers

"But sensor performance, information fusion..."
This is what makes a modern weapons system modern.
Warfighter Situational Awareness and range of integrated weapons is what wins the fight.
Just cuz somethin looks cool, does not mean it is cool.
Just ask the Russians.

I could donate my old mittens

Interesting application of entrainment. Love the "Bladeless" Marketing approach...nice how Dyson glosses over the hidden impeller blades in the base. Be interesting to see the device in action in a liquid vice gaseous medium. Probably impeller cavitation would limit its effectiveness, not to mention...

What do you mean? When is the last time you vacationed in the Eastern Idaho Desert? Must have been some time very recently... INL is a government nuclear laboratory and research facility. They do fuel reprocessing research. I meant that as a matter of policy the US does not reprocess any of the spe...