Posted on 12/31/2009 9:33:32 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Interesting. I was not aware of a limit to fission bombs.
Oh well, maybe they’ll just drop several. With nukes, millimeter aiming precision isn’t exactly necessary.
That is why antimatter bombs are so effective and that is why I support its development.The more antimatter you have the bigger the bang The only major problem with antimatter bombs is containment. The big plus for antimatter bombs is that there is no fallout.
“I was not aware of a limit to fission bombs”
To oversimplify, in a “little boy” design, the act of fission blasts the fissionable material at either end before it has a chance to react.
In a “fat man” design, there are simply practical limitations to: (1) how big your core can be (without itself being a critical mass) and (2) issues with controling the implosion as you get larger.
Knocking out the doors/vents just takes the station off-line for a little while.
Lot of political heat for what amount to an inconvience.
Destroying the air vents and entrances cuts off the inflow of air into the bunker. A good enough pasting would cut off the airflow for a few days, enough for all the personnel inside to suffocate.
Specially if we continued to bomb any recovery efforts Iran made.
That alone would set their nuclear program back years. For they would have to recruit and train a whole new crop of scientists and engineers.
“enough for all the personnel inside to suffocate.”
By nature of such attacks, any attack would be at night, and the buildings largely empty of personnel.
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