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27. Most likely rogue nuclear engineer A.O. Khan of Pakistan.

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Tue Sep 5, 2017, 12:06 AM

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Where did NK get this technology? [View all] SHRED Sep 2017 OP

I'm thinking Iran. n/t GP6971 Sep 2017 #1

Most likely rogue nuclear engineer A.O. Khan of Pakistan. brush Sep 2017 #27

That's what I think, or another mercenary engineer. defacto7 Sep 2017 #32

Didn't know either had a hydrogen bomb. applegrove Sep 2017 #2

Russia has had the H-Bomb almost as long as we have. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #4

I hope you are right. applegrove Sep 2017 #7

Me, too. Although a 120kt a-bomb is nothing to sneeze at, either. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #8

10x fewer people dead at first strike with a traditional nuclear device vs. applegrove Sep 2017 #10

"dark sun" is a good read- about Edward Teller and the hydrogen bomb program. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #12

Seems like the world's worst leaders have all gotten together. Like Adam Schiff said applegrove Sep 2017 #17

Whew, that's a relief.. pangaia Sep 2017 #18

I didn't know much about nuclear bombs having come of age during applegrove Sep 2017 #20

I'm older than you and i also only know that an h bomb is mega worse than an a bomb pangaia Sep 2017 #21

Here is a visualization of Grosse Fugue for you: applegrove Sep 2017 #22

I'm getting dizzy. :))) pangaia Sep 2017 #28

BBC said the mockup Li'l Kim was grinning at Warpy Sep 2017 #29

Either way, not good. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #30

The test was successful but it seems to have wiped out part of the testing facility Warpy Sep 2017 #31

Bleak! applegrove Sep 2017 #35

The Soviets exploded the largest H bomb ever ignited defacto7 Sep 2017 #33

Czar Bomba. It was 100Mtons, scaled back to 50Mtons. longship Sep 2017 #34

Whoa, I was way off, so I looked it up defacto7 Sep 2017 #36

There's actually video of this beast going off. longship Sep 2017 #38

Truly insane. defacto7 Sep 2017 #40

Here is a link to a NYTimes article on the difference between thermonuclear applegrove Sep 2017 #39

well they have scientists that got trained in china. drray23 Sep 2017 #3

Maybe from Russia SHRED Sep 2017 #5

Authoritarian societies have proven far more efficient with catching up on technologies. NutmegYankee Sep 2017 #25

Yeah, they seem to have progressed quite rapidly all of a sudden Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #6

It's not like it's hard to find, really... Adrahil Sep 2017 #9

Google. n/t Scurrilous Sep 2017 #11

Russia and Pakistan dalton99a Sep 2017 #13

The Russians. roamer65 Sep 2017 #14

Where does anyone get technology? Aliens. jberryhill Sep 2017 #15

Here's a plot for a spy novel: Iran is running their nuke program in NK and sharing Stinky The Clown Sep 2017 #16

Where? winetourdriver01 Sep 2017 #19

At least one of their rockets is reported to be of Russian design, with Russian engines... TreasonousBastard Sep 2017 #23

eBay? nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #24

Pakistan ? CentralMass Sep 2017 #26

Pakistan DFW Sep 2017 #37

Is this it for explosive technology? I would think trying to knock out chelsea0011 Sep 2017 #41

The middle technology most likely from Ukraine Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #42