Project Excalibur (Nuclear X-Ray Laser)
ID: project-excalibur
Summary
Teller/Wood nuclear-pumped X-ray laser for SDI missile defense (1980-1992). Hagelstein designed the laser. Cancelled 1992.
Intelligence Analysis
Project Excalibur — Nuclear-Pumped X-Ray Laser
Project Excalibur was an SDI program (1980s) to develop a nuclear-pumped x-ray laser for missile defense. Proposed by Edward Teller, co-developed with Lowell Wood at LLNL. The program connects the nuclear weapons establishment (Teller, Wood) to the directed energy weapons architecture. The same personnel later appear in the compact fusion reactor narrative.
Key Findings
- ▸ ### Project Excalibur — Nuclear-Pumped X-Ray Laser Project Excalibur was an SDI program (1980s) to develop a nuclear-pumped x-ray laser for missile defense.
- ▸ Proposed by Edward Teller, co-developed with Lowell Wood at LLNL.
- ▸ The program connects the nuclear weapons establishment (Teller, Wood) to the directed energy weapons architecture.
Network Linkage
Connects to: Edward Teller (proposed), Lowell Wood (co-developed), SDI (funded). The Teller-Wood connection bridges nuclear weapons, directed energy, and compact fusion.
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