Omer Gour-Lavie

Foundational paper on compressive heating of FRC plasmas, later inherited by the CFR program.

Israel's specialized scientific intelligence agency, LAKAM, is officially disbanded following the arrest of Jonathan Pollard; functions are absorbed by Mossad and Aman.

The funeral of Robert Maxwell in Jerusalem is attended by the Israeli Prime Minister and heads of intelligence agencies, suggesting deep state ties.

Professor Yakov Krasik moves from the Soviet Union to the Weizmann Institute of Science, facilitating the transfer of Soviet pulsed power expertise to the West.

Professor Krasik establishes the Plasma and Pulsed Power (P4) Laboratory at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

A highly classified U.S. program begins development of a revolutionary aerospace platform powered by a Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) based on FRC physics.

Tom McGuire and Charles Chase begin CFR development at Skunk Works. FRC-based high-beta concept.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® officially begins its Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program, led by Thomas McGuire.

Multiple provisional patents filed. McGuire is sole inventor on all CFR confinement patents.

Charles Chase of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works provides a 'soft disclosure' of the Compact Fusion Reactor program during a 'Solve for X' presentation.