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Re:Laser fusion facility heads back to drawing board by MomoXenosaga on Monday July 25, 2022 @06:03AM (#32222451)
Nuclear power plants themselves are an offshoot of nuclear weapons. And there's a reason why they all produced weapons grade plutonium.
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Re:Laser fusion facility heads back to drawing board by ch4s3 on Monday July 25, 2022 @10:16AM (#32224610)
This is a bit of a myth. Centrifuging and specific breeder reactors are much more useful for weapons production than any civilian power plant.
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Re:Laser fusion facility heads back to drawing board by bismuthcrystal on Monday July 25, 2022 @09:06AM (#32223712)
Chicago pile came before the trinity test.
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Re:Laser fusion facility heads back to drawing board by DennisP on Monday July 25, 2022 @10:13AM (#32224572)
The US does not use civilian nuclear reactors for nuclear weapons production.
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