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Edward Teller has been a strong proponent of harnessing nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes. There are two approaches: Plowshare, which utilizes macro-explosions, and inertial confinement fusion, which utilizes micro-explosions. The development of practical fusion power plants is a principal goal of the inertial program.
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Nuckolls, J.H., Wood, L.L. (1988). Inertial Confinement Fusion. In: Mark, H., Wood, L. (eds) Energy in Physics, War and Peace. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3031-5_10
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