USA satellite caught: China is building the world’s largest nuclear fusion laser

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USA satellite caught: China is building the world’s largest nuclear fusion laser
In the southwest of China, a research facility, which is thought to be the world’s largest nuclear fusion laser, is being built. Analysis of the US -based Planet Labs company’s satellite images, this secret project is currently 50 percent larger than the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the US largest inertia imprisonment facility.

Experts say that this development may have great effects on both clean energy production and nuclear weapons research. According to satellite photos, the facility has four outer arm and a central experimental room. In the center room, there is a target room where strong lasers and hydrogen isotopes are combined to produce energy.

Laser fusion, also known as inertia imprisonment fusion, high -power lasers using the hydrogen isotopes overheating and squeezing. This process has the potential to produce large amounts of clean energy by imitating the energy production process of the Sun and other stars in the world. Apart from the laser, there are different fusion reactor approaches such as Tokamak and Stellarator.

However, this technology is not limited to the energy field. Fusion research can also allow the development of existing nuclear weapons designs and testing new generation nuclear weapons concepts. Although actual nuclear tests are prohibited within the framework of the Comprehensive Prohibition of Nuclear Trials (CTBT), such facilities can theoretically help China’s nuclear capacity.

It is seen that the new laser fusion facility is located in the same area when the US government published satellite images that emphasized the growth of the Nuclear weapon facilities in Mianang in 2020.

Global Fusion Race is hot

Although there is no official statement about whether it is for clean energy or military purposes, the latest fusion research facility in China prevents the race in this field. EXPERIMENTAL Advanced SuperCondingcting Tokamak (EAST), known as the “artificial sun” of China, has achieved a significant record by producing stable plasma for 1.006 seconds at a temperature of more than 100 million degrees Celsius. In addition, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the USA (LLNL) recently developed the world’s brightest X-ray source to advance fusion research.