[sargun]

So, the PALs can be completely disabled at the pull of a plunger. This plunger takes <1s to pull and I'm sure that 1 of those soldiers on base could pull it. Once this happens, the bomb is no longer immediately valuable as it has to be remanufactured.

There is also a tamper-resistant membrane that prevents individuals from getting to the fissile material, and nuclear payload. This could render the bombs likely free of design information. In fact, it turns out these bombs have a ton of conventional explosives inside of them as well and adjusting the timing could make harvesting the fissile material a pain in the ass.

Design: http://i.imgur.com/tv7JVXC.png

Source: http://web.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abstracts/060315-slides-...

[jacquesm]

Interesting reading. Thank you for posting that.