Governments always talk about how many nukes but never ask how are the nukes.
2 weeks ago
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How about we pile all of them together in one place and set them off just to see how cool it looks? I nominate Phoenix.
2 weeks ago | 163
Earth patch notes 4.2025: Removed nuclear weapons functions. Reason: Lots of complaints regarding “destruction of human civilization”
2 weeks ago | 128
from a scientific equipment point of view it would suck having to salvage old shipwrecks again to find steel that isn't contaminated with radioisotopes from test fallout. Levels have dropped now to a point where it's manageable.
1 week ago | 9
A modern nuclear explosion with modern coverage and video would go unbelievably hard
1 week ago | 2
Unironically, it would be neat to see a modern above ground nuclear test. If only to get modern visual and audio recordings of nuclear explosions.
1 week ago | 13
Testing was for new weapons design and effects tests, not "freshness" tests of the product. We know they work because we learned how to maintain them. They are rotated off the missiles with "fresh" warheads, inspected, refurbished, and returned to duty status. The solid fuel missiles also get rotated out on their own schedule.
1 week ago | 3
Nukes would work after so long, well the bomb parts anyways, the rocket fuel does get changed every once in a while, and the electronics in it might also fail but the radioactive parts would last for many more years
2 weeks ago | 8
Dang I never realized the scale of those MIRVS Always thought they were smaller
1 week ago | 3
As long as the explosives that initiate the fission reaction are still viable then yes they are. The explosion may not be 100% as powerful as when they were brand new but they’ll still deliver a big enough pop.
2 weeks ago (edited) | 2
In the fallout universe they were able to survive hundreds of years after production and still be used. (I just completed the Lonesome Road DLC) How could reality be any different? 🤥
2 weeks ago (edited) | 26
Imagine standing something that is the height of a normal man. And not much wider than a normal man, but has enough power to literally level a major metropolitan city in one warhead
1 week ago | 0
I think we probably shouldn't, and just start with - you know - properly maintaining the ones we have
2 weeks ago | 10
we don't need live tests but tritium absolutely decays and needs replaced. basically live testing emits radiation and escalates international testing so it's better to just quietly upgrade.
2 weeks ago | 4
Yes because thermonuclear bombs the fusion material needs to be monitored and even replaced, is the stockpile actually maintained and serviced enough 🤔
1 week ago | 0
No it is just the tritium base that needs to be changed sometimes which can be expensive so it's a wonder
1 week ago | 1
Justin Taylor
Do you think the nukes around the world still work after decades of not testing them? Should we go back to popping a few off in the Nevada desert every now and then?
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