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January 16th 04, 05:03 AM
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Plans ( The Effects of a Global Thermonuclear War
He is talking apparently about the nuclear material in the core only being somewhere around 11-13 kg (it is going to take more than 2 to 4 kilograms of HE, Be, triggers, etc to handle the rest of the equation); in that same article he refers to the W-54 as being the smallest practical sherical device ever fielded, and then also describes the linear implosion devices (which are narrower, but also longer) used in arty rounds. None of the fielded weapons ever got below around 100 pounds or so. Brooks Linear implosion? How would that work? Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired 
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