This seems like a great way to increase the capability of your nuclear arsenal without adding more nuclear material / missiles. While I understand this tips the

This seems like a great way to increase the capability of your nuclear arsenal without adding more nuclear material / missiles. While I understand this tips the balance a bit in terms of lethality, I would consider it much less destabilizing than full-on development - not to mention much more friendly to the national budget. A fascinating article. Thanks for posting. Currently reading "The making of the hydrogen bomb" by Richard Rhodes (a great follow-up to the Making of the Atomic Bomb, and these discussions are all super interesting.