An implosion-design plutonium device, yield ~21kt
The boffins at Alamogordo realized pretty early on that it wasn't just a matter of blasting the sphere in on itself. That the blast had to be precisely directed. And so they came upon a solution: convective "lenses" which focused the blasts toward the exact center of the target.
Gotta ask if the Norks have figured that out yet.
Did you read the article? Most people who know think it is the real deal. And that their last test was a sort of supped up fission explosion but far short of fusion.
“It is possible, however that they tested a so called “boosted fission device,” which compresses tritium and deuterium gas during detonation. This enhances the yield considerably of a fission weapon, but it does not come anywhere close to the potential output of a true fusion weapon, also known as a hydrogen bomb.”
Never sell your enemy short, particularly when he is neglecting to fed his people to make weapons ,,,
I’m sure if they can read your post, they know now.
It’s the focus, and the “lenses” and the 0n1 reflectors around the mass ... But their idea appears right.
When will somebody point out that this IS small enough to launch by rocket, but will also fit inside a shipping container or truck body? Doesn’t need to be very efficient if it is close enough with no warning to the city nearby.
For sale to the highest bidder of Muslim money.
Oh - By the way. Why are ALL of the Nork HIGHEST ministers all wearing jackets, parkas and fur-lined hats INSIDE one of North Korea’s most classified, most important since labs for a demo with the president? Ain’t they got no heaters?
The Chinese have and that’s who directs the norks nuke program.
An implosion-design plutonium device, yield ~21kt