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The development of nuclear explosives by the United States and their embedding in nuclear weapons systems has proceeded through several basic phases, most of which in turn have several well-defined sub-epochs. We review these to the extent possible under present circumstances from the perspective of Edward Teller’s impact on mid-twentieth century history.
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Wood, L., Nuckolls, J. (1988). The Development of Nuclear Explosives. In: Mark, H., Wood, L. (eds) Energy in Physics, War and Peace. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3031-5_17
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