[HN Gopher] The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the U.S.
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The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the U.S.
Author : torritest
Score : 12 points
Date : 2021-06-08 06:21 UTC (16 hours ago)
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| iab wrote:
| > I was told that the mushroom clouds were clearly visible from
| the casinos.
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| Just warming up for Armageddon in the distance, NBD.
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| 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, NK & Iran). Say Germany
| wanted to build up a weapons program - wouldn't testing be an
| absolute prerequisite?
| chitowneats wrote:
| I would love to read this (presumably excellent) article, but
| this horrible javascript monstrosity of a website has
| inexplicably disabled my ability to navigate the page with my j
| key.
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