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The plutonium in an RTG is the wrong type from a weapons perspective. The casing on RTGs have typically been designed to survive reentry. One example is Nimbus
by Teknoman117 6y ago
The plutonium in an RTG is the wrong type from a weapons perspective.
The casing on RTGs have typically been designed to survive reentry. One example is Nimbus B - the rocket failed late in flight. The RTG was recovered from the ocean, refurbished, and flown again on Nimbus 3.
- mr_toad 6y ago> The plutonium in an RTG is the wrong type from a weapons perspective. You could potentially make a dirty bomb out of one. Just a conventional warhead that sprays radioactive fallout.