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To: MtnClimber

The last section about Oppenheimer is in error. The Trinity test of a nuclear weapon was not a hydrogen bomb. A hydrogen bomb uses a Fission (atomic splitting of uranium or plutonium) to get enough temperature to start fusion of hydrogen atoms. The Trinity est was just fission (splitting) of uranium atoms. The 18,000 tons (18 kilotons) of TNT is very small by nuclear warhead standards. A hydrogen bomb can be in the Megatons range.


15 posted on 06/01/2016 7:25:52 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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36 posted on 06/01/2016 9:34:16 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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The bomb tested at Trinity was a plutonium bomb.


41 posted on 06/02/2016 8:53:47 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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