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US not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says (www.straitstimes.com)

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

"These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call non-critical explosions."

FYI he's referring to nuclear "criticality," e.g. testing the non-nuclear explosives placed around core. To simplify, the yellow stuff here:

Fat Man Bomb

...That is totally fine. It's a good idea.

It's also a great escape from what Trump said. If you're energy secretary under Trump, this is exactly how you get out of this (and just hope Trump doesn't notice).

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I think they had an out in the first place, but this one is even better.

I read Trump's post as, "Since everybody else is doing it, I'm ordering tit-for-tat testing." He thinks it's the 80s and we're behind on testing.

"...because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis..."