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Tritium is also used as a component in the triggering mechanism in thermonuclear (fusion) weapons.
FORBES: Radioactive Tritium Leaks from Nuke Plant; Also Two Million EXIT Signs
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In 1987, Congress fixed the triggering mechanism and restored the sequester in Gramm-Rudman II.
WSJ: Phil Gramm: Obama and the Sequester Scare
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As they have consistently, Republicans, especially in the House, adamantly refuse to include balance in the triggering mechanism.
WHITEHOUSE: The White House
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In July 1986, Congress had the opportunity simply to stop the sequester after the Supreme Court invalidated its triggering mechanism.
WSJ: Phil Gramm: Obama and the Sequester Scare
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They have released images that appear to show the remains of a dark-coloured backpack and a pressure cooker, as well as a triggering mechanism.
BBC: Forensics investigators decode the Boston bombings
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Officials said a circuit board and battery pack - parts of a triggering mechanism - had been recovered and the lid of a pressure cooker, apparently blown off during the explosion, was found on the roof of a nearby building.
BBC: Boston Marathon 'bombing suspect' seen on video
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On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- who strongly favors a public-insurance option contained in various health-care proposals in the House and Senate -- warned the insurance industry against gambling that it could avoid the triggering mechanism under such a compromise.
CNN: President to focus on health care specifics, Biden says