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To: econjack

To my knowledge our missiles and other tactical nukes and most bombs are not H bombs.


35 posted on 08/12/2017 10:22:53 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: Williams
To my knowledge our missiles and other tactical nukes and most bombs are not H bombs.

Where did you get that idea? Last I studied the topic, we had a mix of six or seven different nuclear missile warheads and gravity bombs, all of which were classified as "thermonuclear". That means the design is two-stage, with fission explosions igniting a fusion device. Although the yield is much lower than during the early days of the Cold War (and sometimes actually adjustable), these use isotopes of hydrogen. Therefore, "H-Bomb" is the colloquial term.

53 posted on 08/12/2017 12:49:43 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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