[ExI] nuclear fusion

John K Clark jonkc at att.net
Thu Mar 27 16:11:33 UTC 2008


aiguy at comcast.net

>My understanding is that the nuclear warheads only have a certain shelf
>life before the half-life of the nuclear warheads becomes degraded
>enough that it has to be replaced.

That is true because most modern nuclear bombs are thermonuclear 
bombs, and H Bombs need a small amount of Tritium which has a 
half life of only 12 years. They don't need a lot but they do need some
and pound per pound Tritium is much harder to make than Plutonium.

  John K Clark








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