Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon "Pits": A Decisionmaking Approach to Congress

A "pit" is the plutonium "trigger" of a thermonuclear weapon. During the Cold War, the Rocky Flat Plant made up to 2,000 pits per year, but ceased operations in 1989.

Author: Congressional Research Service
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/26/2015
Pages: 38
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.08d
ISBN13: 9781508639824
ISBN10: 1508639825
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | General

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