Talk:Fusion device

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 Definition:  An explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy by combining atomic nuclei [d] [e]
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Howard, in a book by Rhodes (Dark Sun) I read that the first thermonuclear device was called Mike and detonated November 1, 1952 7.15 am local time. The place was Eniwetok Atoll. I was about to write this up in Edward Teller, so we better synchronize. --Paul Wormer 17:11, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

IVY MIKE, specifically: [1]. For technical discussions, Carey Sublette's webpage is still authoritative: [2]. You may also want to look at Single Integrated Operational Plan, George Kistiakowsky, and national means of technical verification for some of the politics. One interesting book is Howard Morland's The Secret that Exploded, which is about his reverse engineering the design as an anti-nuclear activist.Howard C. Berkowitz 18:09, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
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