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According to the article, the W69 would not have detonated their nuclear payload, but there was a significant risk of their conventional explosives (used to com
by olex 7y ago
According to the article, the W69 would not have detonated their nuclear payload, but there was a significant risk of their conventional explosives (used to compress the nuclear mass for detonation) as well as rocket engines igniting and spreading the radioactive payload in a "dirty bomb" manner.
Also, in the other type of bomb that was on board there apparently was a design flaw that could've actually triggered the nuclear detonation after prolonged exposure to extreme heat.
- giancarlostoro 7y ago> Also, in the other type of bomb that was on board there apparently was a design flaw that could've actually triggered the nuclear detonation after prolonged exposure to extreme heat. So who found that bug and how? I mean... Yikes.
- tolien 7y agoIt was a known issue that setting explosives on fire makes them...quite unhappy (hence why nowadays the detonators mostly use insensitive explosives [1]). In the context of a partial/asymmetrical detonation around a warhead - they tried it! [0] 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_57 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition