Thread: Space Race Driven By The Nuclear Threat - Now A Mainstream Understanding
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Old February 29th 12, 10:23 PM posted to sci.space.history
David Spain
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Default Space Race Driven By The Nuclear Threat - Now A Mainstream Understanding
Rick Jones wrote:
David Spain wrote:
Rick Jones wrote:
Sputnik was a hollowed-out nuclear weapon???

rick jones

Well it had the proper geometry...

A sphere was/is the proper geometry for the warhead on an ICBM?


Tisk, tisk; you said nuclear weapon, you did not say warhead...

;-)

Dave