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I would suspect the possibility that 60% may be weapons-grade with modern timing systems and precise manufacturing of detonation layers and waveguides. It would
by jl2718 6y ago
I would suspect the possibility that 60% may be weapons-grade with modern timing systems and precise manufacturing of detonation layers and waveguides. It would seem that the ability to do finite-element shock wave simulations changes everything. But I know little about this.
- trhway 6y agoexpanding on your idea - how about the possibility that it would also allow to have weapons with small-ish (and highly tunable) yield which would allow for tactical use of it. The NK tests for example were of small yields and many declared it to be fizzles - i wonder though could it have been that they actually were able to build small yield weapons which in some sense are more useable than the megaton ones. The classic Cold War style MAD is probably showing its age and limitations - even when your country is being attacked, at least in some conventional way and especially if using modern high-precision hitting mostly military, it would probably be a very tall order to muster a decision to throw the megaton ICBMs into the country of your attacker. Compare to that the decision to use small-ish (the smaller the better) tactical nukes directly against the much larger/powerful attacking forces is practically a no-brainer.
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