Submitted by i_owe_them13 t3_zpax7p in askscience
nicuramar t1_j0u82hg wrote
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A similar principle is thought to ignite the secondary in a thermonuclear weapon.
a2soup t1_j0v2m28 wrote
And note that this was carried out by Livermore, which was founded as and still largely is a nuclear weapons lab. Not a coincidence at all.
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