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To: Schwaeky

WITH the “physics package”!


34 posted on 09/24/2007 9:23:19 PM PDT by dusttoyou (FredHead from the git go)
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To: dusttoyou

“Physics package” refers to the part of a nuclear weapon that directly involves the stuff that glows in the dark, as opposed to the rest of the weapon (electronics, structural components, etc.) It’s old nuke jargon from the Los Alamos days that caught on somehow and is still used today.


62 posted on 09/24/2007 10:12:50 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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