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ProfessorGAC

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18. One Thing To Keep In Mind, Longship. . . .

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 07:26 AM

Apr 2017

. . .that the cannon barrel "Little Boy" was not even tested. That's how sure the scientists and engineers were that a U-235 device of that design would work. They only tested the implosion, plutonium based (Fat Man) at Trinity because they weren't sure about that one.

The technology for that simple design is now 70+ years old. Now, i completely agree that making one light enough to put on a rocket is a whole other matter, since "Little Boy" still weighed a few tons.

So, i can see a scenario where they do have a workable fission device, but nothing they could put on a medium range ICBM.

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One Thing To Keep In Mind, Longship. . . . ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #18

Yes, the Little Boy gun was certain to work from theory. longship Apr 2017 #19

Maybe I've not kept up to date on DPRK tests. longship Apr 2017 #20

I Buy That ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #21

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