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defacto7

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35. Just for clarification...

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:59 PM

Oct 2012

The North Koreans actually have nuclear fission capability and they have tested it. Whether they have a weapon in compartmental form is conjecture, though it's not a difficult next step, so they probably do. But like you said, they have no reliable delivery system. They have missiles but they are so unreliable they may just end up nuking themselves. Nuking themselves may not sound so bad to some, but it would be devastating to a large portion of the worlds population in the vicinity. It is extremely dangerous for any country to have nuclear weaponry at a stage that is of borderline stability. It's not just a matter of having the bomb or not having the bomb.

Iran with the capability of fission weaponry is probably more dangerous to itself than it is to anyone else... until they could deliver such a thing to a target. That's hard to do.

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Wasn't that what the Stuxnet virus did? Spun their centrifuges faster to damage them? Electric Monk Oct 2012 #1

Yes, evidently. I only know that because I read the comments under the pic where I K Gardner Oct 2012 #4

Funny that you mentioned Stuxnet....second time I read about it today. Evoman Oct 2012 #14

It varied the spin rate to fuck up the output quality to unusable levels. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #25

Suxtnet Sgent Oct 2012 #30

I'm not convinced by "a centrifuge needs to spin quickly to make fission occur" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #2

ok.. you went so far into the weeds it scared me. I have no idea if this is a K Gardner Oct 2012 #5

It's definitely wrong caraher Oct 2012 #13

Sorry guys.. I just found it on FB - didn't know any nuclear experts to consult before I posted it K Gardner Oct 2012 #27

You're right, it's wrong... Science Geek Oct 2012 #38

+1 wtmusic Oct 2012 #10

I'm sure that was intentional, actually. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2012 #23

Ah, thanks for background. wtmusic Oct 2012 #37

A very cogent and accurate observation. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #11

Interesting topic mick063 Oct 2012 #16

Exactly. In fact, it reads like something someone wrote to deliberately sound like they didnt know Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #17

Why is spinning the centrifuges faster ridiculous? I would think it would hasten the separation Flatulo Oct 2012 #29

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Then I suppose he could have meant that they've procured newer, faster machines. nm Flatulo Oct 2012 #40

It's a funny article defacto7 Oct 2012 #34

Unfortunately, a lot of "nuclear professionals" are incompetent. nt bananas Oct 2012 #42

Amen N/T Throckmorton Oct 2012 #45

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And leap tall buildings in a single bound! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #6

No, that's the magic undies he borrowed from rMoney. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #7

Mitt also screwed up nuclear weapons 101 pokerfan Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for this post brush Oct 2012 #9

It's like someone claiming to be as smart as Einstein... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #20

Don't repost this caraher Oct 2012 #12

Yes, this is lolworthy. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #18

Exactly! Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #19

Makes them sound smart. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #21

Its so off target i have to believe it is designed to dupe people into sharing it Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #22

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It sounds Rovian to me. n/t TexasProgresive Oct 2012 #32

I agree caraher Oct 2012 #44

Lol. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #15

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Ryans mind.. somewhere on vacation..perhaps its ...'gone fission' Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #26

Centerfuges spinning faster? Wonks can criticize this post, but they are missing the point. keopeli Oct 2012 #28

Just for clarification... defacto7 Oct 2012 #35

No, I don't think you've got our point muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #41

No wonder Joe Caretha Oct 2012 #33

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