- CEA/Cesta
CEA/Cesta or simply Cesta ("Centre d'études scientifiques et techniques d'Aquitaine", "Center for scientific and technical study of
Aquitaine ") is a French research facility (CEA, Direction of Military Applications) dedicated to the design ofnuclear weapon s.The center was established in
1965 on the "commune" ofLe Barp betweenBordeaux andArcachon .The center will host in the future the Megajoule
laser (LMJ), which will enable French nuclear scientists to validate models of nuclear explosion without having to conductnuclear testing . The LMJ is the French equivalent of theNational Ignition Facility .External links
* [http://www-dam.cea.fr/statique/sitesDAM/vdc_cesta_accueil.htm Official site of the center]
* [http://www-lmj.cea.fr/html/cea.htm Official site of the Mega-joule laser]
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