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In the 60's the government enlisted two fresh physics PHDs to see if they could design a plausible bomb, as a stand in a random country. In they end they succee
by showerst 11y ago
In the 60's the government enlisted two fresh physics PHDs to see if they could design a plausible bomb, as a stand in a random country. In they end they succeeded in creating a detailed plan, and it didn't even take them that long.
There's much more public info out there now, and machining has improved significantly in the past 50 years, so the main barrier to building a crude bomb is material rather than the expertise or machining.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jun/24/usa.science http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jun/24/usa.science
- arethuza 11y agoAnd they designed the, much more complex, implosion style weapon rather than a simple gun based design.
- api 11y agoYou could probably 3d print a device now to a high degree of precision, after modeling it in SolidWorks.
- tlrobinson 11y agoI know 3D printing is fashionable these days, but is there a reason it would be any better than boring old CNC milling that's been around for decades?