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From: wa371@sdcc12.UUCP (wa371)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: what is a crytron?
Message-ID: <301@sdcc12.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-May-85 23:47:46 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 16 23:47:46 1985
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Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center
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Keywords: krytron, nuclear bomb timer

Crytrons have been in the news lately.  It was asserted that they are 
indispensable for a nuclear bomb, and that Isreal has acquired many crytrons,
contrary to the wishes of the U.S.A., and that they are only manufactured
by Edgerton, Germeshousen, and Grier in this country.
So, someone please explain the details of a crytron.

Bernd <bear-nd>
(Not affiliated with, nor speaking for U.C. San Diego)
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