The Computer Designed To Die In Microseconds
I found this fascinating story about a computerized telemetry system which was designed to be placed in the heart of a nuclear warhead, replacing the plutonium pit in a test device. I'm not 100% sure this was flown because the documentation disappears about 20 years ago, which is likely to be the case if it was actually used in a test. Some references: https://www.lanl.gov/orgs/padwp/pdfs/... https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/66... https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstr... Follow me on Twitter for more updates: / djsnm I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: / discord If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon / scottmanley
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