The ‘core’ or 'pit' of the primary stage of advanced implosion-type fission weapons

**DayOfTheJackass** · Posted On: 2/16/2011 4:42pm

because this is the weapons forum! yep all whats in the public domain would suggest that boosting with deuterium or tritium gas, or Li-6D, and a U-238 tamper leads to best bang for buck, and deviations from spheres seem to be mostly about size contraints (the W-88 has got to fit, for example, in an RV)

**Lord Skeletor** · Posted On: 2/16/2011 5:11pm

Originally Posted by DayOfTheJackass

because this is the weapons forum! yep all whats in the public domain would suggest that boosting with deuterium or tritium gas, or Li-6D, and a U-238 tamper leads to best bang for buck, and deviations from spheres seem to be mostly about size contraints (the W-88 has got to fit, for example, in an RV)

Reported. Expect a visit from the men in black in black helicopters.

**DayOfTheJackass** · Posted On: 2/16/2011 6:05pm

"it was only a Tasmanian beer atom"

**Lord Skeletor** · Posted On: 2/16/2011 9:12pm

Originally Posted by DayOfTheJackass

"it was only a Tasmanian beer atom"

There is no fucking way that you just quoted a fucking "Young Einstein" line. Fucking Yahoo Serious?!? Are you kidding me??!! PERMABAN + A spanking. lol

**DayOfTheJackass** · Posted On: 2/16/2011 10:29pm

That movie is how Australians in the 1980s learned who Rutherford and Curie were. As for this forum representing a proliferation risk, if North Korea are struggling to implode their pits properly, I think we're okay...