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Nature 432, 432-437 (25 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432432a; Published online 24 November 2004
Nuclear proliferation special: We have the technology
Geoff Brumfiel1
- Geoff Brumfiel is Nature's Washington physical sciences correspondent.
Abstract
The global spread of nuclear weapons is once again a major headache for world leaders. Geoff Brumfiel reports on efforts to put the genie back in the bottle.
"Here's my bomb design," quips Joe Cirincione, unrolling a blueprint on his office table. The paper shows a cutaway view of a teardrop-shaped device with a flattened cylinder of uranium-235 at one end, and a small plug of the same highly enriched metal at the other.
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