Article on nuclear weapons simulations with lots of hyperbole:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/virtual-nuclear-weapons-design-and-the-blur-of-reality/
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Now this is some disturbing news.
A problem created by politics that could be undone with the stroke of a pen. Interesting article, however.
This article does not ring true. It refers to Dr. Adam Luft, a senior weapons designer at Los Alamos. There is no such person, past or present. It refers to new codes not being tested. Modern codes receive extensive verification testing and comparison with each other and with legacy codes. They are validated by data from 1054 nuclear tests and a much larger numbers of hydro tests and small scale experiments. The RAVE immersion visualization laboratory is rarely used by designers, and is mainly used to impress VIP visitors.
2/18/2020 8:54 PM
Who is Adam Luft? Perhaps he is so high up that we don't know about him.
Wow, there is no Luft at LANL. Just checked the directory. Article must be a fabrication.
You all might actually read the article to discover that “Luft” is a pseudonym.
You all might actually read the article to discover that “Luft” is a pseudonym.
2/19/2020 5:49 PM
Hmm, now who could Luft possibly be? Thats a tough one as I cannot think of single opinionated senior designer who thinks he knows best and likes to let everyone know it. Wow what a mystery.
Ok to fair the person has a point.
There has been talk that some people have seen Luft, or least heard of his existence. There are others like him but it is sort of like the movie Dune with the navigators.
That’s right, it’s noted at the end. They should have used a more creative name like Fetuccini.
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