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> I'm pretty nuclear I'm atomic, FWIW. > how having nuclear power prevents vulnerability to direct attack? OP alluded to a well-known bonus capability of nuc
by kubanczyk 3mo ago
> I'm pretty nuclear
I'm atomic, FWIW.
> how having nuclear power prevents vulnerability to direct attack?
OP alluded to a well-known bonus capability of nuclear power plants:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium-239#Production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium-239#Production
- Moldoteck 3mo agoit's very hard to create plutonium for weapons this way due to parasitic isotopes. Much easier to have distributed enrichment or uranium.