@oldpicsarchive @wellerstein You've probably seen this but just in case
@journeymanhisto @oldpicsarchive Bet you can't guess, before clicking, what color the box with the core was:http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2014/03/28/plutonium-box/ …
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@wellerstein@oldpicsarchive Twitter gave me an image preview before I could click--but pink seemed like the only logical choice -
@wellerstein That was a great blog post, btw. How heavy were those boxes with their cores? -
@journeymanhisto The core itself was a little over 13 lbs. The box would have probably added a pound or two. So heavy for a small box. -
@wellerstein And was that all the explosive (fissile?) material needed for the weapon? All that explosive force contained in 13 pounds? -
@journeymanhisto The nuclear fuel was 13 pounds but it took 4 tons of other equipment to make it detonate.
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