Re:A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe
by tolien on Sunday September 22, 2019 @02:41PM
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It was a known issue that setting explosives on fire makes them...quite unhappy (hence why nowadays the detonators mostly use insensitive explosives [1]).
In the context of a partial/asymmetrical detonation around a warhead - they tried it! [0]
In the context of a partial/asymmetrical detonation around a warhead - they tried it! [0]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_57
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition