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Why don't they take the fuel from their nuclear missiles?
by Aldo_MX 11y ago
Why don't they take the fuel from their nuclear missiles?
- tsotha 11y agoIt's not the same isotope.
- fluxquanta 11y ago>Pu-238 cannot be used to make atomic bombs, nor is it particularly useful for fueling nuclear reactors, which are widely considered too controversial and expensive for practical use in space missions. Look up the difference between Pu-238 and Pu-239 (what most nuclear warheads carry) and deduce why shooting a rocket filled with Pu-239 might be a bad idea.