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Comment by holowoodman

I guess mass produced nukes would rather be enriched uranium based, due to the far easier construction. No fiddly implosive lens assembly. No weird multi-phase cristallization that goes critical if you blink. Metal that is merely as dangerous and nasty as lead, magnesium or arsenic, not plutonium.

If you really want to go carpet-bombing with nukes, miniturization isn't as important as having a lot, quickly and reliably.

parent holowoodman 2 years ago

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