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Other reactive casings for thermonuclear weapons have been proposed, and even tested, such as compound fission-fusion-fission weapons. However, the cobalt device seems best adapted to use as an enhanced radiation weapon as cobalt 60's 5 year half-life gives a good compromise between duration and radioactive intensity.

Other reactive casings for thermonuclear weapons have been proposed, and even tested, such as compound fission-fusion-fission weapons. However, the cobalt device seems best adapted to use as an enhanced radiation weapon as cobalt 60's 5 year half-life gives a good compromise between duration and radioactive intensity.

Dr Leo Slizard has suggested that a large enough quantity of cobalt bombs could destroy all life on [[Earth]], and several novels and films, such as ''On the Beach'' and ''Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', have used this possibility as a major plot point. Later films such as ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' sometimes misrepresented the cobalt bomb as a weapon with a greatly enhanced blast strength. Although this idea has remained popular, it is untrue.

Dr Leo Slizard has suggested that a large enough quantity of cobalt bombs could destroy all life on [[Earth]], and several novels and films, such as ''On the Beach'' and ''[[Doctor Strangelove, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'', have used this possibility as a major plot point. Later films such as ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' sometimes misrepresented the cobalt bomb as a weapon with a greatly enhanced blast strength. Although this idea has remained popular, it is untrue.

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