[Bobalu]

That case looked very good. Too bad almost anybody can make something that looks like that but it is whats inside that counts

LoL..yup, to quote doc Brown.."a shoddy bomb casing full of old pinball machine parts" :-)

My first thought was also boosted fission..or perhaps several smaller warheads set off at once.

[OldMissileer]

LoL..yup, to quote doc Brown.."a shoddy bomb casing full of old pinball machine parts" :-)

I have wanted to use that on several different threads about this subject. :-)

My first thought was also boosted fission..or perhaps several smaller warheads set off at once.

If it was several smaller warheads and they were in the same "Zero Room" they would have to have been detonated at almost precisely the same time or they would not have remained intact long enough to create a super critical state. I'm not saying they couldn't have done it but it adds another layer of difficulty and expense. Triggering multiple Fire Sets to go off at the proper moment would be tricky.