[Ogre] Ogre Rounds

[Henry J. Cobb]

>     It had been my thought that the warheads in Ogre were transuranic
> elements which could be induced to fission in VERY small quantities. I
> just don't see
> chemical reactions being able to do the damage that Ogre and other units
> do...
>
> Stan Leghorn

My current pet theory for how to build a Satnuc submunition warhead is
that it is a shaped fusion charge that is triggered by metastable nuclear
isomers.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Metastable%20isomer
> As with Ta-180m, there are disputed reports that Hf-178-2m can be
> stimulated into releasing its energy, and as a result the substance is
> being studied as a possible source for gamma ray lasers

-- 
Henry J. Cobb
http://www.io.com/~hcobb/