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gambiting
on March 18, 2023
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The U.S. military is missing six nuclear weapons (...
No - both decay slowly into their less enriched isotopes which wouldn't explode. They can be re-manufactured into weapons-grade material again, but any state which has the facilities to do this has the facilities to create fresh cores.
firecall
on March 22, 2023
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Isn't the shelf life of a nuclear weapon at least 100 years?
Doesn't that mean the materials therein are still good?
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