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National Security & Defense

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3. It takes a fission reaction

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 06:00 PM

Jan 2018

as the primary event to detonate a fusion reaction. At the heart of every H bomb is a standard A bomb.

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Cannot comment on the new posture.... DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 2018 #1

I think there's some misdirection at foot here. Anon-C Jan 2018 #2

It takes a fission reaction gladium et scutum Jan 2018 #3

Yes, but understand that technology was perfected in the 1950s. Anon-C Jan 2018 #4