This is very important. I think your proposition is totally valid. There is a Soviet/Russian program we can use as a sort of measuring stick to determine what k

This is very important. I think your proposition is totally valid. There is a Soviet/Russian program we can use as a sort of measuring stick to determine what kind of state their nuclear stockpile is in: The Russian miniature nuclear reactors powering lighthouses and navigation beacons. [0] Turns out, almost all of these things are in total disrepair, and many of these lighthouses and navigation beacons have been totally lost and left neglected. There's actually a story out there about three hunters who used the warmth of one of these Strontium cores as a heat source, of course suffering severe radiation poisoning. [1] [0] http://englishrussia.com/2009/01/06/abandoned-russian-polar-nuclear-lighthouses/ http://englishrussia.com/2009/01/06/abandoned-russian-polar-... [1] http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radioactive-waste-and-spent-nuclear-fuel/2003-11-two-strontium-powered-lighthouses-vandalised-on-the-kola-peninsula http://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radioactive-waste-and...