Once a nuclear weapon is detonated, the chain reaction releases enormous energy within nanoseconds, and no existing defensive means can terminate the process after the explosion has begun. This paper, based on the constraint network dynamics of Energy Ontology, proposes an entirely new scheme for terminating a nuclear explosion: at the instant the chain reaction initiates, an external constraint compression pulse is applied to the hypocenter region, forcibly pushing the atomic nuclei of the fissile material (uranium-235, plutonium-239) from their M≈0.5 or M→0⁺ states—vulnerable to neutron disintegration—into the M=1 sealed state. The channels close, neutrons can no longer trigger disintegration, and the chain reaction is physically blocked at its root. This is not intercepting neutrons, not absorbing neutrons, but making it physically impossible for neutrons to open the seal. Within the unified operational spectrum of Constraint Network Engineering, a nuclear explosion is the chain triggering of disintegration unlocking—a large number of symmetric undertaking impasse structures are collectively torn apart within nanoseconds, releasing sealed energy. Terminating the explosion is the precise execution of forced-sealing locking within the same nanosecond window—an external constraint compression pulse forces all fissile nuclei along Path Five and Path Six into the M=1 sealed state. Unlocking and Locking share the same physical precondition: consistent pointing. These are the two symmetric ends of the same operational spectrum. This paper elaborates the physical principle of this scheme, provides quantitative engineering answers to three core objections, and presents three sets of predictions and verification protocols that can be safely tested in ground-based experiments.
Menggang Yu (Wed,) studied this question.