when dissassembling a nuclear war head what are the main things to remember?

Question

also what about the blue wire? and the white one?

Answer 1

Assuming you're asking this question seriously- You're gonna give me the 10 points because I'm going to tell you how to do it.

Remember the Bomb Defusers Motto "Either 100% Success, or 100% Failure- there is no middle ground!"

We're going to use the W54 nuclear warhead. Its an old standby, made by Westinghouse, and was in use from 1960 to about 1971. Its roughly the size of a backpack for overnight trips, and weighs about 45 pounds. Its not a large nuke since its only 10 Kilotons, but it will work for this example.

The Easy Way: Take a can of bright flourcent YELLOW spray paint and make a line around the bomb- this tells other bomb people "Do not disarm- explode in place"

The Hard Way:

First, check your toolkit- obviously you've brought all HARD BRASS AND BRONZE TOOLS because you know that it has a magnometer (iron detection) system in it.

Roll the bomb over sideways- its teardropped shaped- and look for the access ports. Theres two of them- the front is where the bomb proper is, and the side access port is where the detonator's located. We want the side access port.

Remove the access port screws- use a flat tipped screw driver. Turn on your flashlight and look inside- you're going to see the following- A battery pack, an inerta detector, and the C3 explosive squib that sets off the bomb proper.

A)Remove the Squib- essentially this is a blasting cap. Remove it by unscrewing the 4 screws that hold it into the warhead. Slide it straight back, then turn the squib towards you. Take your wire cutters and cut ONE WIRE- doesn't mater which wire. Take your black electrical tape, cover BOTH ENDS of the cut wire to insulate them

B)Look at the battery pack- depending on the model theres either gonna be 2 or 4 wires. Doesn't mater- what you're looking for is the same color wires. The black wire is normally ground, so ignore it- cut all the red (or white)_ wires. Take your black electrical tape and cover both cut wires- they can spark, cause the C3 charge in the warhead to burn, and the fumes are deadly

C)Now cut the black wire(s) and tie them together- using your flat screw driver, remove the bracket that holds the battery pack in, and remove the battery pack.

D)Cut the other wire on the squib, remove the electrical tape on the wire, and tie the squibs' wires together. You're doing this to prevent a static discharge from setting it off- it usually won't kill you, but the bits of shrapnell can make you blind and they hurt.

E)Go to the front of the bomb- theres a ring of screws that holds the front on. Remove those screws- there should be about 12 of them and remove the front. As you slide the front of the bomb off, you'll notice a green metallic "pie" in front of you- keep pulling, and remove the backup squib thats on the side.

Once again, cut the squibs wires, tie the wires together to short out stray static charges, and tape off with electrical tape.

Stay upwind- the metallic uranium won't hurt you, but breathing in the alpha particles will make your blood and lungs radioactive which can kill you. So don't breath it.

Put the main part of the "pie" far off to your side by at least 6 feet.

F)Reach inside, and remove the "Missing piece of the pie"- put this in your pocket.

G)Put a flourcent orange flag out- this will tell other bomb people that its been disarmed.

Thats pretty much it

Answer 2

The main things to keep in mind are that:

a) YOU really shouldn't be doing that.

b) You can't cut "the" wire until the crappy LED timer that ALL nuclear warheads have is down to 1 or 2 seconds or you've really blown some good drama.

c) Relax. If you make an error there won't be any criticism. Ever.

Answer 3

Watch for booby traps. Trickleback currents in a critical wire can trigger it to blow.
Wacking it with a hammer might be better than you think. It does require precision timing and the properly shaped charges and focus to successfully compress the fissile material into a self-sustained explosive reaction....
that is unless and if you are using an array of soliton lasers and high discharge capacitors to ignite a thermonuclear reaction in protium or tritium, in which case, almost anything would throw off calibration, causing it to fail.
good luck with your efforts and keep the hell out of my city for gods sake.

Answer 4

Perhaps the main thing to remember when disarming a nuke warhead is that if you make a mistake while doing so, there's going to be one hell of a bang.

Light blue touch paper and stand well back.

Answer 5

The main thing to remember is to expose yourself as quickly and completely as possible to the radiation.
Don't even worry about the wires.

Answer 6

Always remember to wipe any sediment off the war head first, then push the button marked 'disassemble war head'. Note: do not push the button marked 'disassemble me'. The blue, white and and khaki wires are decoys.

Answer 7

10) Stay at home if you have the dropsy's
9) Don't imbibe before you start the process
8) Buy lots of life insurance
7) Buy a prepaid funeral plan
6) Kiss your wife and kids goodbye EVERY day
5) Don't lick the bomb...
4) Don't take home any souvenirs
3) It is too late if you glow in the dark
2) It is too late when you feel that tingling in your groin
1) Shoot to kill if you see Osama

Answer 8

make sure you clear all bystanders to a safe distance....about 500 milesa should do...no put on your lead underwear and cut the blue wire...
but first cut the white wire
oh sh#$

Answer 9

watched to many movies my friend, Today's nuclear weapons are probably very sophisticated and not limited to a single wire.

Answer 10

When you're about to cut a wire, change your mind at the last minute and cut the other one.