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Re:The Software Revolution by frandroid on Monday February 16, 2015 @01:24PM (#9058281)
If nukes are so easy, how come Iran, with all its oil wealth, is still not there? It remains a difficult state actor play.
Re:The Software Revolution by bgentry on Monday February 16, 2015 @01:53PM (#9058480)
The hard part is not in knowing how to construct the actual bomb. The hard part is enriching the requisite quantity of a fissile material.

That's why the US and Israel went after Iran's enrichment facilities with Stuxnet.

Re:The Software Revolution by hueving on Monday February 16, 2015 @01:50PM (#9058462)
They are easy from an 'intelligence required' perspective. They are difficult from a logistics perspective.
Re:The Software Revolution by mdemare on Monday February 16, 2015 @01:40PM (#9058395)
Relatively easy, i.e. compared to viruses.
Re:The Software Revolution by packetized on Monday February 16, 2015 @02:15PM (#9058619)
Stuxnet, for one. Also, the realization that having a nuclear weapon when you're Iran is a terribly bad idea, from a diplomatic standpoint.
Re:The Software Revolution by jacquesm on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @06:26AM (#9061637)
Being caught making one is a terribly bad idea. Having one (or more) would be an enormous plus from a diplomatic standpoint especially after a test, having them in undisclosed locations and too many to knock them all out in one strike is even better. Not that that's a world we should prefer to live in but history has shown that the quickest way to increase your diplomatic clout as a nation is to join the nuclear club.
Re:The Software Revolution by jacquesm on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @06:18AM (#9061618)
The tech is (relatively) easy, it's getting that materials that is (fortunately) hard. But there is enough of it in enough places with imperfect oversight that it is a source of concern.