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Objectives
The Laser Megajoule is a unique tool in in the world, contributing to the “Simulation Programme”, to guarantee the safety and reliability of nuclear weapons for deterrence, while complying with the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ratified by France. Its objective is to reproduce physical conditions in a “laboratory” that are similar to those encountered during the nuclear operation of weapons. At the same time, it allows us to further our knowledge in unexplored areas of matter science and plasma physics.