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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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