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Energy & Technology Review, July 1993

Description: This report discusses the two-stage light-gas gun which was developed by the Super-High-Altitude Research Project (SHARP) is a step toward realizing a launcher that can do this at a fraction of the cost of rockets. The SHARP gun is different from other two-stage designs because it is larger and its launch and pump tube are joined at right angles. This configuration allows the launch tube to point at any angle toward the sky while the pump tube remains horizontal. We have demonstrated that this … more
Date: July 1, 1993
Creator: Quirk, W. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy & Technology Review, November--December 1993

Description: For the 40-plus years of the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union built up nuclear stockpiles of tens of thousands of weapons. Now, as the Cold War has ended and tensions between the superpowers have subsided, the US faces the task of significantly reducing its nuclear arsenal. Many thousands of nuclear weapons are being removed from the stockpile as a result of recent treaties and unilateral decisions. This issue of Energy and Technology Review describes the Laboratory`s role … more
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Quirk, W. J.; Canada, J.; de Vore, L.; Gleason, K.; Kirvel, R. D.; Kroopnick, H. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy & Technology Review, January-February 1994

Description: This issue highlights the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory`s 1993 accomplishments in our mission areas and core programs: economic competitiveness, national security, energy, the environment, lasers, biology and biotechnology, engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, computers and computing, and science and math education. Secondary topics include: nonproliferation, arms control, international security, environmental remediation, and waste management.
Date: April 1, 1994
Creator: Quirk, W. J.; Canada, J.; de Vore, L.; Gleason, K.; Kirvel, R. D.; Kroopnick, H. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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