Deterrence may be the only way to avoid WWIII.

Five billion is a tentative estimate. I haven’t checked the price of 235U and 239Pu on AliExpress.

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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    4 days ago

    Looks like he was a good bit away from building a functioning nuclear reactor, much less a bomb. Fascinating story though.

    CW: Suicide

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    Sad story too. He was a paranoid schizophrenic and became depressed after the feds raided his house. His mom committed suicide, and he died at age 39 from drugs and alcohol. :(