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Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by s1artibartfast on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:27PM (#32464880)
The point is that we need to maintain that stockpile and knowledge. If the US abandons its nuclear capability, there is nothing to hold others to their no first strike policy.
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Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by rtpg on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:35PM (#32464928)
Definitely. I was likely being too glib in my response here, and wasn't trying to say to throw all the nukes into the trash.

I think that it is possible to maintain an existing set of weapons without trying to continue pushing the envelope towards even more destructive weapons, and that 5000 is a lot/enough.

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Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by RhodesianHunter on Sunday August 14, 2022 @10:33PM (#32465251)
We stopped trying to get more destructive a long time ago. Modern weapons are smaller than they were at their peak.

If anything I'd image modern research is more interested in things like precision, collateral damage reduction, etc.

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