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1. 0xDEF+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-08 19:28:02
The country that gave the Houthis intermediate range ballistic missiles is also capable of developing pistol-type fission bombs if current estimates of the country's uranium enrichment capabilities are to be believed.
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2. buildb+pc[view] [source] 2023-11-08 20:24:06
>>0xDEF+(OP)
Aren't pistol/gun types typically plutonium? I though 235 needed the fancy explosive lenses.
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3. ridgeg+3e[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-08 20:31:07
>>buildb+pc
No, U235 weapons can be the 'cannon' type. That was the type of bomb used on Hiroshima.
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4. buildb+kn[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-08 21:10:33
>>ridgeg+3e
Oops you are totally right. I got them switched!
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