You’re in the mood for destruction. One day, you hear about this phenomenon of “radiation” where matter gives off energy. You think—perhaps you can harness this property of nature to make a big boom.
We could have been even luckier, though, if the laws of the universe only gave rise to shorter half-lives, making it nigh-impossible to find enough fissile material...
Related: https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf
We could have been even luckier, though, if the laws of the universe only gave rise to shorter half-lives, making it nigh-impossible to find enough fissile material...
I am very worried about nukes in general, but at least, as you say, they are hard to make.
Have you done the same exercise with biological weapons? I think it would make you lose some sleep...
Brilliantly conveyed - thanks
So is a sphere the best shape for storage and transport?