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Old 03-12-2021, 11:27 AM
Slar Slar is offline
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3rd Edition TMP page 28 has a 1 megaton fusion charge. This is a pure fusion weapon.

"Pure fusion weapons offer the possibility of generating arbitrarily small nuclear yields because no critical mass of fissile fuel need be assembled for detonation, as with a conventional fission primary needed to spark a fusion explosion. There is also the advantage of reduced collateral damage stemming from fallout because these weapons would not create the highly radioactive byproducts associated with fission-type weapons... ...A potentially useful feature of a fissionless weapon would be that no electromagnetic pulse would be produced, because this originates from the gamma rays released by fissioning nuclei."

So, we have a very clean 1 megaton or less explosion.

And we have this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projec...ear_propulsion)

What I propose is the Morrow Project using the Project Orion nuclear pulse system with their pure fusion charges to lift a large payload into orbit, which would then be capable of dispersing the needed satellites.

5 years after the war, there really wouldn't be anyone in a position to object.
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