Strategic Defense Initiatives At Los Alamos National Laboratory

Stephen D. Rockwood

doi:10.1117/12.976174

20 November 1985 Strategic Defense Initiatives At Los Alamos National Laboratory

Stephen D. Rockwood

Proceedings Volume 0540, Southwest Conf on Optics '85; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976174
Event: 1985 Albuquerque Conferences on Optics, 1985, Albuquerque, United States

Abstract

This presentation reviews the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, noting especially the needs for and applications of optics and optical technologies. Table I lists the various activities at Los Alamos contributing to SDI programs. The principal, nonnuclear SDI programs are: 1) the free-electron laser, and 2) neutral particle beams. Both should be considered as potential long-range-kill systems, but still in the futuristic category.

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Stephen D. Rockwood "Strategic Defense Initiatives At Los Alamos National Laboratory", Proc. SPIE 0540, Southwest Conf on Optics '85, (20 November 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976174

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