Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2

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virgulino · 2024-09 · Strong recommendation

For anyone interested in the basics of nuclear weapons, I highly recommend the "Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work" lectures by Matthew Bunn, a man heavily involved in nuclear arms control. His lectures are always highly entertaining, a real pleasure to watch. This is a clip from his lecture explaining the basics of thermonuclear warheads: [LINK] And the full “Nuclear 101” lecture, in two parts: [VIDEO] [LINK]

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shaqbert · 2018-03 · Strong recommendation

In context, here is a great video from the Belfer center on nuclear bomb making and what are the hard parts [0]. Getting the fission material is the hard part, and in order to get plutonium nukes you need a enrichment plant, i.e. a reactor that is not meant to produce energy but breed plutonium. [0] [VIDEO] (at min 47, he starts talking about the hard parts)

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nordsieck · 2024-11 · Recommendation

> It's because of the way the weapons are designed, which requires a CNWDI clearance to know, so your curiosity is not likely to be sated. While that's true, the information that is online is surprisingly detailed. For example, this series "Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work" [VIDEO] [LINK]

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