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Re:Preparation of a neutral nitrogen allotrope hexanitrogen ... by AstralStorm on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @02:57PM (#44312403)
Definitely not, the primer also needs to be somewhat stable.

This is one reason that even azides are not used in this capacity anymore, and metallic nitrogen would be orders of magnitude less stable. Not to mention requiring special conditions to not explode, like a laser trap or extreme pressures.

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Re:Preparation of a neutral nitrogen allotrope hexanitrogen ... by rbanffy on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @04:11PM (#44312940)
Whatever the conditions, if attained, would lead to a virtually undetectable fusion bomb. Nukes for everyone, yay!

A visible amount of the thing wouldn’t even need the fission part.

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