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The Global Compact Fusion & Plasma Weapons Investigation

Main US Research Paper (v4) — An Open-Source Intelligence Investigation into Compact Toroid Dual-Use Technology, the Global Race for Compact Fusion, Plasma Weapons, Directed Energy, and Advanced Propulsion across the US, Russia, China, and Allied Nations

Secret Military Technology Research Group

August 2026 (v4 — Comprehensive Rewrite) · 547+ Graph Nodes

Table of Contents — Original US Research Paper (v1)

This is the original Version 1 of the US Research Paper, preserved for archival and citation purposes. It is linked to the Zenodo DOI record and represents the investigation as it stood in August 2026.

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Zenodo (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21864633) SSRN (Abstract ID: 7256419)

Cite as: Secret Military Technology Research Group. (2026). Compact Fusion, Plasma Weapons, and the Clandestine Aerospace Ecosystem. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21864633

I Abstract & Methodology 1 The Physics Foundation: Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma 2 The Energy Lineage: From Project Sherwood to Compact Fusion 3 The Weapons Lineage: MARAUDER and the Plasmoid Program 4 The Russian Continuum: Avramenko to Stupitskiy 5 The Smoking Gun: AFRL's 2006 DPF Paper 6 The Pais Patents: Navy's Complete Technology Chain 7 The MH370 Event: Speculative Evidence for Orb Weapon Technology 8 The Global Lineage: Five-Nation Technology Assessment 9 The 2028 Convergence: Platform Integration 10 The UAP Connection: Disclosure and Disinformation 11 Conclusions & Open Questions § References & Bibliography

About This Report (Original v1)

This is the original version of the research paper, as published in August 2026 and deposited with Zenodo. It synthesizes findings from an open-source intelligence investigation conducted between 2025 and 2026, analyzing 184 primary source documents obtained through public archives, FOIA releases, patent filings, and declassified technical reports.

Note: Version 2 of this paper revises several conclusions presented here based on subsequent investigation. Readers are encouraged to consult the current version for the most up-to-date assessment.

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