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I think you're underestimating how long it takes to separate U238 from U235 or breed plutonium.
by Symmetry 12y ago
I think you're underestimating how long it takes to separate U238 from U235 or breed plutonium.
- mchouza 12y agoJapan has more than 1000 kg of HEU: http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/civilian-heu-japan/ http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/civilian-heu-japan/
- Symmetry 12y agoOk then. With that and since they've almost certainly designed a device and worked out the logistics just in case I'm quite willing to believe they could get a number of boosted fission devices assembled in less than a month.
- ianburrell 12y agoJapan has one of the worlds largest stockpiles of plutonium. Nine tons stored at home, and thiry five tons stored in Europe waiting to be reprocessed into MOX fuel.