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To: Jewbacca

Weird. I wonder why.


27 posted on 01/28/2013 11:22:34 AM PST by Lexinom
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To: Lexinom

“Weird. I wonder why”

Because, while a U235 implosion device is larger than a comparable yield Plutonium bomb, it is much smaller than a gun-type weapon and requires far less U235 for a viable warhead.

In short, easier to deliver on a missle, can make more with less.

Not weird at all.


28 posted on 01/30/2013 8:41:47 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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