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FUSIONVol. 6, No. 4 November-December 1984Features19 Beam Defense Works!A Point-by-Point Refutation of the SDI CriticsPaul GallagherEverything you need to know to convince any sensible person thatbeam-weapon defense will make nuclear weapons obsolete.32 Astronomy: The Foundation of Scientific MethodJonathan TennenbaumThe ancient science of astronomy must be revived to educate thepopulation and defeat astrology, the secret weapon of the oligarchy inits age-old war on reason.42 How the Universe Is Created iCarol WhiteA Mexican astronomer has extended Kepler's method to relate the massand spin of astronomical objects over 40 orders of magnitude.51 Food IrradiationA Technology Ready <strong>for</strong> a Production BoomMarjorie Mazel HechtThere is a cheap and efficient way to expand the world's food supply—food irradiation. Yet the implementation of this beneficial technologyhas been stalled by the same Malthusian lobby that has blocked thedevelopment of civilian nuclear power worldwide.<strong>New</strong>sNUCLEAR REPORT6 Will TMI Unit 1 Ever Reopen?SPECIAL REPORT8 You Can Live to Be 100<strong>Research</strong> on Aging Shows That It's PossibleFUSION REPORT11 Japan's Cekko XII Laser ScoresMajor Advances in Inertial <strong>Fusion</strong>13 Kyoto's Heliotron:A Unique Machine with Great Promise16 Krypton Fluoride Laser Fired;'<strong>New</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Fusion</strong> <strong>Research</strong>'17 Los Alamos Begins Work on Gamma Ray LaserTHE YOUNG SCIENTIST58 A Preview of NASA's Manned Space StationDepartments2 EDITORIAL 4 NEWS BRIE3 VIEWPOINT 61 BOOKSEDITORIAL STAFFEditor-in-ChiefCarol WhiteManaging EditorMarjorie Mazel Hecht<strong>Fusion</strong> Technology EditorCharles B. StevensWashington EditorMarsha FreemanEnergy EditorWilliam EngdahlBooks EditorDavid CherryArt DirectorAlan YuePhoto EditorCarlos de HoyosAdvertising ManagerJoseph CohenCirculation and Subscription ManagerDianne Oliver(212) 247-8820FUSION (ISSN 0148-0537) is published 4 timesa year by the <strong>Fusion</strong> Energy Foundation, 304 West58th Street, Fifth Floor, <strong>New</strong> York, N.Y. 10019. Tel.(212) 247-8439. Dedicated to providing accurateand comprehensive in<strong>for</strong>mation on advanced energytechnologies and policies, FUSION is committedto restoring American scientific and technologicalleadership. FUSION coverage of thefrontiers of science focuses on the self-developingqualities of the physical universe in such areas asplasma physics—the basis <strong>for</strong> fusion power—aswell as biology and microphysics, and includesground-breaking studies of the historical developmentof science and technology.The views of the FEF are stated in the editorials.Opinions expressed in articles are not necessarilythose of the FEF directors or advisory board.Subscriptions by mail are $20 <strong>for</strong> 6 issues or$38 <strong>for</strong> 12 issues in the USA; $25 tor 6 issues inCanada. Airmail subscriptions to other countriesare $40 <strong>for</strong> 6 issues. Back issues are available at$5 each, postpaid.Address all correspondence to FUSION, <strong>Fusion</strong>Energy Foundation, P.O. Box 1438, Radio CityStation, <strong>New</strong> York, N.Y. 10101.Second class postage paid at <strong>New</strong> York, N.Y.Postmaster: Send address changes to FUSION,P.O. Box 1438, Radio City Station. <strong>New</strong> York, N.Y.10101.Note to Libraries and SubscribersWe apologize <strong>for</strong> irregularity in our printingschedule, but we assure readers that the only pronuclearscience magazine in the country intendsto continue publishing! Because of financial difficulties,the FEF published only 4 issues of FUSIONin 1983. The FEF will now regularly publish 6 issuesa year, but only 4 issues in 1984, beginning withVol. 6. No. 1, May-June 1984.Subscribers who purchased a 10-issue subscriptionand those who purchased a 6-issue subscriptionwill receive the number of issues they paid<strong>for</strong>.Contributions to the FEF are welcome (and taxdeductible).Copyright 9 1984<strong>Fusion</strong> Energy FoundationPrinted in the USAAll Rights ReservedISSN 0148-0537 USPS 437-370On the cover: Spiral galaxy NGC 6946 in theconstellation Cepheus; photograph by the U.S.Naval Observatory, courtesy of NASA. Cover designis by Virginia Baier.Philip Ulanowsky is the photographer of themode! of the ear on the backcover of the September-Octoberissue. His name was inadvertantlyleft out of the credit column.
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