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The original nuclear powers are accumulating really old atomic bombs / rockets. We dont know for sure what is going on inside the warheads. (or possibly a sub

The original nuclear powers are accumulating really old atomic bombs / rockets. We dont know for sure what is going on inside the warheads. (or possibly a sub section of the war head) Cracking them open to have a look may not be a good idea. but leaving them alone for another few decades might not be wise either. Funny fact: A lot of the nuclear weapons that have been destroyed, have removed them from bombs or rockets. But in many case the warheads were moved into storage. Ready to slap them on a rocket if that should become needed.

hollerith 2y ago
>The original nuclear powers are accumulating really old atomic bombs / rocket The US is replacing its nukes: the new nukes have all new parts except the fissile material. Russia is ahead of the US here and has finished replacing its Soviet-era nukes in this way up to the limit of what they are allowed to deploy under the START treaties. (I.e., they might have some Soviet-era nukes, but if so, they need to stay in storage for Russia to stay in compliance with its treaty obligations.) US and Russia no longer explode nukes to make sure they still work, which is where simulations using supercomputers come in.