It is actually very likely that Russia's nuclear weapons are fine. CIA thinks [1] that they are conducting hydronuclear tests, i.e. nuclear tests where the yiel

It is actually very likely that Russia's nuclear weapons are fine. CIA thinks [1] that they are conducting hydronuclear tests, i.e. nuclear tests where the yield is small enough to not turn the bomb into a plasma or a gas, but just to liquefy the plutonium pit. [1] https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/08/08/yes_the_russians_are_testing_nuclear_weapons_and_it_is_very_important_114651.html https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/08/08/yes_the...