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1. standa+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-08 19:23:28
I felt that same unease. It's very unlikely Yemeni rebels could get their hands on a nuclear device, and even more unlikely it would be small enough to launch on a rocket. But not impossible.
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2. 0xDEF+91[view] [source] 2023-11-08 19:28:02
>>standa+(OP)
The country that gave the Houthis intermediate range ballistic missiles is also capable of developing pistol-type fission bombs if current estimates of the country's uranium enrichment capabilities are to be believed.
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3. buildb+yd[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-08 20:24:06
>>0xDEF+91
Aren't pistol/gun types typically plutonium? I though 235 needed the fancy explosive lenses.
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4. ridgeg+cf[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-08 20:31:07
>>buildb+yd
No, U235 weapons can be the 'cannon' type. That was the type of bomb used on Hiroshima.
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5. buildb+to[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-08 21:10:33
>>ridgeg+cf
Oops you are totally right. I got them switched!
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