To: C19fan
US Intelligence: North Korea's Sixth Test Was a 140 Kiloton 'Advanced Nuclear' Device Still conventional A-bomb, not a Hydrogen bomb as they claim.
9 posted on
09/06/2017 5:49:54 AM PDT by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: DiogenesLamp
If you see my earlier post at a minimum a boosted A-bomb.
11 posted on
09/06/2017 5:50:43 AM PDT by
C19fan
To: DiogenesLamp
A bombs are actually better for EMP generation, if I am not mistaken.
I am so screwed.
12 posted on
09/06/2017 5:50:54 AM PDT by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: DiogenesLamp
Still conventional A-bomb, not a Hydrogen bomb as they claim.
You don’t know that. That is in the range of fusion weapons. Thats the yield range where most of our H bombs are.
20 posted on
09/06/2017 6:12:43 AM PDT by
Kozak
(DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
To: DiogenesLamp
“Nuclear Device” implies a hydrogen fusion device.
“Atomic” is a fission device.
140kt is within the range for a smaller hydrogen bomb.
48 posted on
09/06/2017 7:57:15 AM PDT by
SJSAMPLE
To: DiogenesLamp
A 140 KT pure fission device is rather advanced. A 140 kt fission-fusion device is rather simple, and once you have the fission part down, adding basic fusion elements is rather easy.
And then there is the Hafnium problem......
50 posted on
09/06/2017 8:18:21 AM PDT by
Strac6
("Mrs. Strac, Pilatus, and Sig Sauer: All the fun things in my life are Swiss!")
To: DiogenesLamp
As far as I know there has never been a 140kt fission device, though it’s possible to make one.
It would be big and heavy.
58 posted on
09/06/2017 8:56:33 AM PDT by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
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