Sloika design

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear weapon design
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs layer cake design
gptkbp:category boosted fission weapon
thermonuclear weapon
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:differenceFromTellerUlam does not use radiation implosion
gptkbp:firstTestMatch 1953
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sloika design
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov
gptkbp:namedAfter Russian word for layered pastry (sloika)
gptkbp:predecessor true hydrogen bomb
gptkbp:significance first Soviet thermonuclear test
gptkbp:structure alternating layers of fusion and fission material
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:RDS-6s
gptkbp:uses fusion fuel
fission bomb core
lithium deuteride
uranium-238 tamper
gptkbp:yield 400 kilotons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Teller–Ulam_design
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4