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Month: November 2017

The Davy Crockett

The Davy Crocket was a portable nuke launcher operated by a three-man crew. It could fire a sub-kiloton warhead up to two miles. Intended for tactical battlefield use, it was deemed too dangerous to be practical.

The M28/M29 Davy Crockett Nuclear Weapon System

M388 Nuclear bomb testing – Davy Crockett

– R.G.

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A neat video that explains nuclear fusion really well

here is a really good video that explains how nuclear fusion works with some nice images

-Andrew H

Author StudentPosted on November 1, 2017November 2, 2017Format VideoLeave a comment on A neat video that explains nuclear fusion really well

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