> I was told that the mushroom clouds were clearly visible from the casinos.
Just warming up for Armageddon in the distance, NBD.
But on another note, Bernstein says that the barrier to armament is only political, not technical. How does a nation-state that has previously not had a thermonuclear program go about designing and testing a weapon in the age of test-ban treaties? (Ignoring countries that obviously flaunt it,N̶K̶ ̶&̶ ̶I̶r̶a̶n̶). Say Germany wanted to build up a weapons program - wouldn't testing be an absolute prerequisite?
Edit: ok, so hypothetically for countries that flaunt it.
Just warming up for Armageddon in the distance, NBD.
But on another note, Bernstein says that the barrier to armament is only political, not technical. How does a nation-state that has previously not had a thermonuclear program go about designing and testing a weapon in the age of test-ban treaties? (Ignoring countries that obviously flaunt it,N̶K̶ ̶&̶ ̶I̶r̶a̶n̶). Say Germany wanted to build up a weapons program - wouldn't testing be an absolute prerequisite?
Edit: ok, so hypothetically for countries that flaunt it.