The author discusses a controversial graphic from Sandia National Laboratories that resembles a diagram of a compact thermonuclear weapon design. The graphic is part of promotional material for the SIERRA framework modeling software. The author questions why such an image, reminiscent of nuclear weapon components, was approved for release by the government. Various possibilities are explored, including accidental release, deliberate disinformation, and deliberate benign representation. The use of such imagery is compared to more explicitly fake examples from the British nuclear program. Ultimately, the author finds it surprising and suspect that such a suggestive image was allowed for public release.
https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2024/09/04/did-sandia-use-a-thermonuclear-secondary-in-a-product-logo/