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Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon "Pits": A Decisionmaking Approach to Congress
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Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon "Pits": A Decisionmaking Approach to Congress in Franklin, TN
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Barnes and Noble
Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon "Pits": A Decisionmaking Approach to Congress in Franklin, TN
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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.
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.