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Re:Russia’s Nukes Probably Don’t Work – Here’s Why by pseudo0 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @06:13PM (#36016106)
The hard part would be finding a buyer. North Korea already has their own domestic capability, and Iran is using their current situation as a negotiating point. Beyond that, who would even want black market nuclear fuel?

It theoretically could happen at small scales though, eg. The Apollo Affair where Israel's nuclear program was allegedly kick-started by the illicit diversion of nuclear fuel from the US.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apollo_Affair

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Re:Russia’s Nukes Probably Don’t Work – Here’s Why by mdorazio on Saturday May 20, 2023 @06:23PM (#36016192)
> Beyond that, who would even want black market nuclear fuel?

Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations would absolutely want it for the dirty bomb potential.

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