Re: Typical military-procurement thinking
Nonetheless, it's easy enough to do, which is why it's done.
No, it isn't. The yield is so low as to be fairly useless as a weapon, whilst tending to spread unused fissile material over a large area. It is the proverbial "dirty bomb", which is of no use to a conventional army.
Designs that actually work are not much more complex, which is why they have been used.
Vic.
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