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> I doubt that Russia or the US needs to really test nuclear weapons at this point, it is all about the delivery mechanism. IIRC, there's still some need to te
by gherkin0 11y ago
> I doubt that Russia or the US needs to really test nuclear weapons at this point, it is all about the delivery mechanism.
IIRC, there's still some need to test in order to evaluate the performance and other aging characteristics of old warheads. The US, at least, is trying to accomplish that testing via simulation rather than actual detonations. though.