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Richard Rhodes - Making of Atomic Bomb, AI, WW2, Oppenheimer, & Abolishing Nukes

Dwarkesh Podcast

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The History of the Fat Man Bomb

The latest thing I discovered is that from early on, our hydrogen bombs were used as spherical secondary. They were shaped sort of like a dumbbell, not quite so more spread out but there's a picture of Kim Jong-un holding a hydrogen bomb of North Korean make. So I didn't know that until just a year or so ago, but I mean sooner or later everyone tells you, at least a little bit of the truth.

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