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2014-10-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Parchin explosion: Intentional sabotage or 'work accident'?

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-09 02:24|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 This is the place where they make the explosive segments to actuate an atomic bomb; the segments look a lot like the segments on the face of a soccer ball, and are about 1.5" thick. The explosive is built up in layers and zones, to focus the blast wave on the fissionable material. The process of making them is sort of a combination of painting and molding, with a lot of time spent waiting for things to cure.
All of this, by the way, has absolutely no application in a civilian atomic power project.
It's purely used to make a bomb.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-10-09 07:31|| 2014-10-09 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The process of making them is sort of a combination of painting and molding, with a lot of time spent waiting for things to cure.

One wonders if a certain...impatience...wasn't at work here.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2014-10-09 07:58|| 2014-10-09 07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Who knew that the making of explosive lenses would lead to an open house event?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-10-09 10:02|| 2014-10-09 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 :)

Posted by Shipman 2014-10-09 16:50|| 2014-10-09 16:50|| Front Page Top

#5 :) on the last comment. I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth as they say.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-09 17:26|| 2014-10-09 17:26|| Front Page Top

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