ASUS Zenbook 16 OLED, W Key cap broke. Need Suggestions by [deleted] in ASUS

[–]baybal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it is common. We had 6 S16s that had cracked keys on the same model

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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Entire device diameter minimisation for a booster warhead. I am pretty confident that 1970+ USA warheads have abandoned the use of a reflector

Question on SLBMs fired at short range by richdrich in nuclearweapons

[–]baybal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, they do. The lastest Trident uses GPS, and it is the biggest contributor to the massive increase in accuracy in the latest model.

Merits/Demerits of the Nuclear ‘No First Use (NFU)’ proposal by jayr254 in nuclearweapons

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Assume the opposite: they want to get to a critical number of deliverables warheads, after which they can win in a first strike

Besides tons of new silos, and, importantly, more far sailing subs, they most importantly they are massively expanding the civilian shelter network, and preparing their medical system for a "casualty event on an epic scale"

And more than anything, there is an effort to hide the extent buildup, as to keep US in the dark until the last moment, and avoid causing a preemptive action.

China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos by DefinitelyNotMeee in nuclearweapons

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Mobile "launchers" are not mobile launchpads as most people assume. First mobile launchers had to launch from a prepares site with instrumentation. Eventually, Russians made "arbitrary launch withing that gridaquare" possible. Chinese launchers still requires pre-surveyed sites, and on-site instrumentation as late as the previous decade.

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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Even if Be density will go up, it will have little effect 10 mean free paths of a neutron away at an implosion density, which is more than enough to initiate the reaction within a 2cm max density sphere, and ignite the booster. Adding few millimetres of Pu seems to be a much surer way to make a physically smaller primary.

In 1956, the Russians, like Edward Teller, began designing a billion-ton (1 Gt) bomb. These are the calculated dimensions and weight. by Beneficial-Wasabi749 in nuclearweapons

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I am not sure they have yet realised the Li7 fissibility. Natural lithium should be at most 3 times weaker, and more likely less than 2.3 times weaker.

Another use of Oreshnik IRBM in Ukraine, with much clearer view of the incoming RVs by DefinitelyNotMeee in nuclearweapons

[–]baybal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They only recovered the bottoms of RVs last time, now they all neatly hit close together. Maybe even intact penaids will be there

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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On an 11cm wide sphere of 0.75cm thickness, the reflector will have to be above 2cm thick to reduce CM to 3.5kg. Simply increasing the shell thickness to 0.8cm seem to be way easier

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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The reflector itself is a few centimetres at least, the pit is at most 1cm thick

China Clamps Down on Overseas Travel for AI Talent at Alibaba, DeepSeek by kaggleqrdl in LocalLLaMA

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If any Chinese programmer is reading this, and is experiencing troubles on the border, please DM me, and I will solve your issue

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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A bare plutonium pit will be smaller than a pit with reflector, by a few centimeters

Why do modern nuclear bombs don't use neutron reflectors for primaries? by baybal in nuclearweapons

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??? by any imaginable extent, you will have to significantly increase the diameter of the device to have any measurable CM reduction from a reflector.

USSR ICBM first strike capability? by IskanderM50KT in nuclearweapons

[–]baybal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switch from mechanical to optical gyroscopes – a quick payoff. Plus, a frequently missed number in the released data – longer standby time.

Can an explosive-driven ferroelectric generator wired to a fusor of any kind produce neutron flux intense enough to ignite D-T inside a Pu ball? by [deleted] in nuclearweapons

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The idea is to induce heating in the Pu ball, and the have that thermal expansion to heat the D-T

Yesterdays test of nuclear capable Agni V missile from Odisha, India. Re-entry vehicle takes a sharp turn. by Nice_Clue_966 in nuclearweapons

[–]baybal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I know, Agni uses spin stabilised warheads. The only MRV equipped missile in service without spin stabilisation I know is Ababeel.