▲ 114 ▼ Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons? (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because we need to replace and maintain the ones we already have. People have been talking about doing this to our aging stockpile for decades. It makes sense to reduce our arsenal, but the nukes we do have need to be maintained for safety and reliability. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) That sounds awfully legit. I hate to think that the government is doing exactly what they've said they'd do in a sensible timeframe. What is this nation coming to? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People on the internet like to pretend that if the US just stopped making weapons then everyone else would also stop making weapons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) That sounds awfully legit. I hate to think that the government is doing exactly what they've said they'd do in a sensible timeframe. What is this nation coming to? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People on the internet like to pretend that if the US just stopped making weapons then everyone else would also stop making weapons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People on the internet like to pretend that if the US just stopped making weapons then everyone else would also stop making weapons. permalink fedilink source parent