With 16 petaflops and 1.6M cores, DOE supercomputer is world’s fastest

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    Source.

     
    guest, Jun 18, 2012
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  2. Noob

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    So much power to test nuclear weapons? :rolleyes:
    And i thought they were getting rid of most of the arsenal . . . :D
     
    Noob, Jun 18, 2012
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    Ummm, no. This computer is use by the Department of "Energy" - not STRATCOM or the Department of Defense. Totally separate entities who rarely co-mingle. And to that, the DoE is involved in MUCH MORE than just nuclear "energy".
     
    Bill_Bright, Jun 19, 2012
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    Removed Off Topic Posts. Let's stick to the subject and not get into politics. Thank you.
     
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