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    The uranium hydride bomb was a variant design of the atomic bomb first suggested by Robert Oppenheimer in 1939 and advocated and tested by Edward Teller...
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  • Uranium hydride may refer to the following chemical compounds: Uranium(III) hydride Uranium(IV) hydride Uranium hydride bomb This set index article lists...
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  • Uranium hydride, also called uranium trihydride (UH3), is an inorganic compound and a hydride of uranium. Uranium hydride is a highly toxic, brownish...
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    disasters and radioactive incidents Uranium hydride bomb Dirty bomb Staff Writer. "NBC Weapons: North Korean Fizzle Bomb." Strategy Page. Retrieved on 2008-05-04...
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    separate the rare uranium-235 from the common uranium-238 isotope. This compound can be prepared from uranium dioxide and uranium hydride by the following...
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    greatest difficulty was encountered with the uranium slugs produced by Mallinckrodt and Metal Hydrides. These had to be coated in aluminum to avoid corrosion...
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  • light aircraft design Ruth, one of the unsuccessful tests of the Uranium hydride bomb Ruth Island, artificial island off Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands...
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  • thick radiation case, usually made from uranium, lead, or steel. The case traps the energy from the fission bomb for a brief period, allowing it to heat...
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    responsible for the theoretical work and calculations on the proposed uranium hydride bomb, which ultimately proved to be infeasible. He was sought out by physicist...
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    into uranium hexafluoride and production of the fuel (again usually uranium dioxide, but sometimes uranium carbide, uranium hydride or uranium nitride)...
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