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Presumably those calculations are just based on the critical mass of fissile material, not based on design yield which would include a fusion-boost.
by the8472 3y ago
Presumably those calculations are just based on the critical mass of fissile material, not based on design yield which would include a fusion-boost.
- denton-scratch 3y agoI think that to get the fusion boost, you need a highly-symmetric implosion, which isn't what you'd get by just toasting the TNT. Their 3% figure is presumably what they think you'd achieve by the bomb just "cooking off".
- the8472 3y agoThat's... what I wrote?