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"There is no power limit for hydrogen bombs" Edward Teller (who else) got there first! https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2012/09/12/in-search-of-a-bigger-boom/
by arethuza 3y ago
"There is no power limit for hydrogen bombs"
Edward Teller (who else) got there first!
https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2012/09/12/in-search-of-a-bigger-boom/ https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2012/09/12/in-search-of-a-bi...
A 1Gt primary (Gnomon) igniting Sundial to give 10Gt.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoCan you only bump it an order of magnitude per stage though? Seems inefficient. Sounds like one of the defense contractor MBAs got ahold of the plan.
- arethuza 3y agoI suspect that limit might be because a Sundial would be physically huge - 1500t or so.