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Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2

Belfer Center · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Military history & warfareFundamental physicsUniversity lectures & courses

What it is

Harvard Belfer Center lecture by Matthew Bunn explaining how nuclear bombs work, including fission and fusion weapons and which parts of bomb-making are hard. It is part 1 of 2 in the Nuclear 101 series.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an entertaining, clear explanation of nuclear weapons basics from a policy expert.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “here is a great video from the Belfer center on nuclear bomb making and what are the hard parts [0].”

    Explains nuclear bomb making and which parts are hard

    shaqbert, 2018-03 · Strong recommendation · in “No Longer a Secret: How Israel Destroyed Syria's Nuclear Reactor”

  2. “I highly recommend the "Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work" lectures by Matthew Bunn”

    Entertaining lectures on nuclear weapons basics by Matthew Bunn

    virgulino, 2024-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo?”

  3. “has a good explanation of how nuclear weapons work.”

    Good explanation of how nuclear weapons work

    verdverm, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What happens if a nuclear missile is air-destroyed before detonation?”

  4. “the information that is online is surprisingly detailed.”

    Surprisingly detailed public information on weapon design

    nordsieck, 2024-11 · Recommendation · in “El Capitan: New supercomputer is the fastest”

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Topics: nuclear bombs, fission, proliferation, matthew bunn, belfer center

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