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		gpderetta 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breakthrough in antimatter production I think the more "practical" idea is to replace the fission stage of a fusion bomb with antimatter annihilation.

gpderetta 3 months ago [–]

i.e.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_p..., although it doesn't really replace the primary, just decreases the required quantity.

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