Comment by symmetry81 on 20/07/2024 at 16:32 UTC

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View submission: /u/restricteddata explains the myth and reality of nitrogen fusion concerns during early nuclear tests

The real danger from the test, looking forward, wasn't nitrogen-nitrogen fusion but from model uncertainty. The chance that some reaction they didn't think to model would cause or contribute to a chain reaction, as with Lithium-7 in the Castle Bravo test that almost killed the monitoring team.

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Comment by SockAffectionate9449 at 15/08/2024 at 17:38 UTC

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Holy shit