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To: AggregateThreat

i’d think the triggers are shot by now...


8 posted on 07/28/2020 7:08:08 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Chode; AggregateThreat

A couple of drops of red mercury will bring one right up to its full rated explosive power... /Art Bell


32 posted on 07/28/2020 7:35:49 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Chode

Triggers might be unreliable, but boost gases like Dueterium and tritium are almost certainly defunct. Those tiny nukes need the boosting to produce much of a yield. Neutron generators might be inop as well.

IIRC, small nukes like artillery shells and man portables need yearly maintenance.


40 posted on 07/28/2020 8:23:50 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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