Nuclear 101 Part 1: How Fission and Fusion Bombs Work

Belfer Center · Lecture · 1 h 5 min · 2013 · YouTube title: Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2

Why it's here

HN recommends it as an entertaining, clear explanation of nuclear weapons basics from a policy expert.

What it covers

Harvard Belfer Center lecture by Matthew Bunn explaining how nuclear bombs work, including fission and fusion weapons and which parts of bomb-making are hard. It is part 1 of 2 in the Nuclear 101 series.