1.   Bowman says the explosion thesis is alive and well.

2.   Despite repeated requests, the Los Alamos laboratory did not make available copies of any internal written criticisms of the explosion thesis for the article.

3.   The authors of the explosion thesis, the paper said, totally ignored the most pointed criticisms of the review team and constantly shifted scenarios.

4.   The few scientists outside the laboratory who have become aware of the debate say the explosion thesis is provocative and probably wrong.