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It's a fascinating application of crypto and physics, but there's a major problem with putting this into practice: How do you verify that the opponent has put t
by cantrevealname 10y ago
It's a fascinating application of crypto and physics, but there's a major problem with putting this into practice: How do you verify that the opponent has put this detector (I'll call it a "NuRF hat") on all of their nukes? As part of a treaty, both sides might apply the Nurf hat to only the number of nukes they are believed to have, but holding some back.
And if the opponent removes the Nurf Hat--claiming they decommissioned the nuke--how would you know it's true?
- Gabriel_Martin 10y agoI've always felt that ramping up transparency over time would be the solution to that concern.
- KenoFischer 10y agoI believe the idea is that this is supposed to be used when decommissioning as part of a disarmament treaty, i.e. both parties witness the warhead being destroyed, but how do you know it's an actual warhead rather than a dummy that is being destroyed.
- JorgeGT 10y agoThis is correct. The objective is to verify that the weapon you're seen being dismantled is indeed a real warhead and not a fake one. It should be noted that a fake one could include some random nuclear material and still would be a fake so you can't just measure radioactivity.