Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "Why Einstein Thought Nuclear Weapons Were Impossible" video.

  1. No, fission alone does not make an atomic bomb, to get explosion, there must be enough of atoms doing that at once. Even if critical mass is exceeded, that will only start chain reaction, not cause an explosion, that's why a nuclear powerplant can't be turned into a bomb. To get a bomb, atoms must also be pressed together, or else it will end in a "fizzle" - end in a small (well... for a nuke - comparable to a couple of 18-wheeler trucks loaded with explosives going off) explosion, that will destroy the bomb, so they got to figure out the mechanics of implosion.
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