> Nobody would characterise a nuclear energy plant in a Western country as a "nuclear weapons research facility" By nobody you mean everybody, especially every

> Nobody would characterise a nuclear energy plant in a Western country as a "nuclear weapons research facility" By nobody you mean everybody, especially everybody outside of the west? It's funny how blinded we are by our false sense of moral superiority. > not least because the uranium involved is nowhere near weapons-grade. Last I checked, doesn't take that much technical effort or time going from "civilian" to militar/weapons grade. There are an entire class of nations classified as nuclear latent powers - about 20 or so nations who could piggy back off their "civilian" nuclear industry to nuclears weapons in weeks/months. Surprisingly, the list is made up primarily of western nations ( which nobody would characterize as having nuclear weapons research facilities ) and japan/south korea/etc.