05/07/2009
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"If you can't achieve ignition, that becomes a very big deal in terms of testing of weapons."
"Is it possible that NIF will not achieve ignition?"
"Well, if the original estimate was September, and it's now March, that's a substantial period of time."
"In the Senate, there was a considerable debate about whether to go ahead with this facility or not."