New in @PhysicsToday: "The Secret of the Soviet Hydrogen Bomb," by @wellerstein and @sovietologist. http://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.3524#.WOS2INIJ92w.twitter …pic.twitter.com/IqFW7v7a3f
-
Well, that makes much more sense. So, Mikhailov was talking about secondary...
but acknowledged that meant the weapon would not fit in any bomb bay as a result. Just an interesting tidbit I came across...
-
-
So, spherical secondary is efficient, but impractical? But wouldn't Soviet evolution (from spherical to long) suggest other factors?
-
There are places where it works best and places where it doesn't. For super big bombs, cylinders are an easier geometry (quoth Teller).
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.