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To: GingisK

Tritium. It decays into deturium relatively quickly.


106 posted on 07/14/2005 1:08:42 PM PDT by Little Ray (I'm a reactionary, hirsute, gun-owning, knuckle dragging, Christian Neanderthal and proud of it!)
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To: Little Ray

"Tritium. It decays into deturium relatively quickly."

Worse, it decays into helium--and helium captures neutrons very efficiently, so that only a little helium can cause the weapon to not generate a significant yield.


114 posted on 07/14/2005 1:11:56 PM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse
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To: Little Ray
Tritium

Only in H-bombs, not A-bombs. There are no 2kt H-bombs. All H-bombs start in the megatons. Suitcase nukes are simple a-bombs.

193 posted on 07/14/2005 1:41:32 PM PDT by GingisK
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