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I read in Supermen (book on Cray) that the test moratorium was a strategic advantage for the US since labs here could simulate nuclear weapons using HPC systems
by lamp_book 2y ago
I read in Supermen (book on Cray) that the test moratorium was a strategic advantage for the US since labs here could simulate nuclear weapons using HPC systems.
- jcarrano 2y agoI was referring to the 1958 moratorium I'd be surprised if they could simulate weapons with the computers of the time. Here [1] is the clip from Teller's interview. In another clips he says that he believes it was inevitable that the Soviets would come up with an H-bomb on their own. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1JTLrhbnI&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFw1phnddYWXtVkRW8eUVlqx&index=129 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1JTLrhbnI&list=PLVV0r6CmEs...
- lamp_book 2y agoOk yeah this was a treaty that came much later - didn’t realize there were multiple agreements made over the years.