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> The Black Hills are a relatively obscure source of the semiconductor-grade quartz we use in everything from chips to nuclear warheads. Maybe read the thread
by mystified5016 2y ago
> The Black Hills are a relatively obscure source of the semiconductor-grade quartz we use in everything from chips to nuclear warheads.
Maybe read the thread you're replying to?
- kevindamm 2y agoNuclear warheads have electronics with very sensitive timing requirements. It is these components, and not the processing of fissile material, that the quartz is needed for.
- pfdietz 2y agoI see. If a component is in a nuclear warhead, it must be made of plutonium. The things one learns!