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How to test a nuclear arsenal without detonating it
Original: How do you test a nuclear arsenal without blowing it up?
Scientific American examines how nuclear-armed states verify the reliability of their weapons without conducting explosive test detonations. The article explores techniques such as subcritical experiments, hydrodynamic testing and stockpile surveillance programmes that let scientists assess aging warheads. It comes as arms control debates and modernisation programmes keep questions about nuclear readiness in the news.
Why now: Ongoing nuclear modernisation and arms control tensions keep public interest in how weapons stockpiles are verified alive.
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- How do you test a nuclear arsenal without blowing it up? · Scientific American
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