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To: jmacusa
A "hydrogen bomb" isn't made with hydrogen. It is made with tritium, a very rare form of hydrogen whose nucleus has not only a proton, but also two neutrons. It is radioactive and has a half-life of 4500 days, such that a bomb made with it is not forever. In fact, most of our radioactive waste is from having to remake these bombs. Contrary to popular notions, radioactive waste friom commercial plants is far less than the waste coming from making hydrogen bombs. Furthermore, this problem is aggravated by the fact that the triggers for the bombs only work about 30% otf the time, so we have to make three times as many bombs as we might intend to be detonated.

Hating other inhabitants of this planet is a very costly passion.

57 posted on 03/21/2015 7:07:44 PM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1

This thread is incomplete without a level-headed discussion about Lithium 6...a corollary to your comment...but I’m done beating my head against the wall about it here.


84 posted on 03/21/2015 8:05:12 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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