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The thorium cycle is a higher technological level and more expensive to develop, so a state capable of developing one is more than capable of a conventional ura
by iwwr 15y ago
The thorium cycle is a higher technological level and more expensive to develop, so a state capable of developing one is more than capable of a conventional uranium bomb program.
- trebor 15y agoBut the way I understand it is that Thorium-based fission is more costly to weaponize than uranium, or plutonium based fission. Might be more technical, but it should be able to be operated without such a high technological level. So you could sell a system to a third world country without a great deal of concern over their nuclear capabilities.