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I'd seen from a lot of other sources that the demon core was used in Crossroads Able, which also caused hearings and investigations due to it being dropped a si
by Sanddancer 10y ago
I'd seen from a lot of other sources that the demon core was used in Crossroads Able, which also caused hearings and investigations due to it being dropped a significant distance from its intended point. Anyone have any better proof one way or another to say for certain what the Demon Core's fate was?
- vilhelm_s 10y agoAlex Wellerstein just made a blog post which elaborates on how he knew it was melted down. Apparently the source is personal communication with Glenn McDuff, a retired scientist at Los Alamos. http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2016/05/23/the-blue-flash/ http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2016/05/23/the-blue-flash/
- Sanddancer 10y agoThanks. That definitely sheds more light, even though I will admit I have some partiality to the romantic notion that it was jinxed even in its last excursion into criticality.