Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?
Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?
www.theguardian.com Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?
The Pentagon is concerned about the the US nuclear arsenal’s viability, but critics worry about a renewed arms race
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Perun made a quite interesting video about this. Basically the US, after the end of the cold war, stopped pit production and relied on the many pits they still had laying around. Now they are worrying that old pits might become unreliable and unserviceable which could weaken the US' nuclear deterrence. Because of that the US is seeking to restart pit production.
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