There is no need to ask for speculation. It's the top item in their mission statement. https://lasers.llnl.gov/about/what-is-nif https://lasers.llnl.gov/about

There is no need to ask for speculation. It's the top item in their mission statement. https://lasers.llnl.gov/about/what-is-nif https://lasers.llnl.gov/about/what-is-nif >NIF is a key element of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program to maintain the reliability, security, and safety of the U.S. nuclear deterrent without full-scale testing.