Russia is getting ready to bomb the USA :(

[bryant.coleman]

No they can't, for the simple reason, that you need a huge amount of uranium to get a certain amount of enrished one, not to mention the Nuclear reactor fulls has many other components additive, that makes it really hard to get weapon grade uranium

Some 50 kg to 55 kg of U₂₃₅ is needed to create a nuclear bomb. That is, if the enrichment ratio is 5%, you need more than a tonne of Uranium to build a nuclear bomb. Extremely difficult, if not impossible to obtain that much material.

[the joint]

As far as I know, that is correct, and it is what I assumed. Japan also (I suspect) have a ton of enriched Plutonium, acquired from its many nuclear power plants. Also, if we can get enough Uranium for Reactors, wouldn't it be a lot more than enough for bombs too?

There are two huge problem with Plutonium acquired from energy nuclear reactors, one is that it is bound to other elements, and two you'll have not only Pu 239 but also 238 240 and 241, and that Pu-240 is highly fissile and would simply cause a bomb to pre-detonate and fizzle.

Also Japans Nuclear waste and circuit is controlled by the IAEA like in any other country, that doesn't mean that Japan cannot built a nuclear bomb within a couple of year, but that would against the non proliferation agreement and also the peace treaty they signed with the US. It's almost impossible for any country to acquire nuclear weapons, unless the country is willing to pay the price as North Korea

Getting the plutonium necessary to construct a nuke is *much* easier to get than uranium.  Building the nuke, however, is insanely complicated.

Access to uranium = very hard; construction = very easy
Access to plutonium = fairly easy; construction = insanely hard

[moonlight14]

That certainly will not happen. because of how the earth will be destroyed

[blablahblah]

Getting the plutonium necessary to construct a nuke is *much* easier to get than uranium.  Building the nuke, however, is insanely complicated.

Access to uranium = very hard; construction = very easy
Access to plutonium = fairly easy; construction = insanely hard

Hmm, I would say that access to plutonium is also insanely hard, as it implies that you already have a local nuclear reactor and reprocessing facilities.

The hard part about getting uranium is probably just the logistics of disguising your mining operation as a desalination plant, or some other type of metal mine. And then exporting the semi-manufactured product to a reputable-sounding customer.

[chicken65]

Russia isn't going to do shit with their Nuclear weapons.

crazy times. US and EU are creeping into russian territory and media says, that its the fault of russia.

history repeats itself.

Exactly, and I thought on the Bitcoin forum it would be 100% informed people.
How sad to see so many brainwashed (and hung ho) idiots strutting about this thread.

[moonlight15]

That never happened

[Marlo Stanfield]

Countries like Israel should also be encouraged to to disclose their number of nuclear weapons, aswell as signing up for the NPT. No doubt most countries overestimate their number of nukes, partly because its become a global dick waving contest.

Israel will not allow any outsider to inspect their nuke stockpile. Not even the Americans will be permitted anywhere near the nukes (although they had bought these weapons from the US). But at the same time, they have no issues in asking DPRK and Iran to get their nukes inspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

What else would you expect? Don't you want to know if Iran or North Korea have nukes?

Israel is no enemy.

[PolarBear]

I don't think that will happen. It would be suicide for Russia. Putin is just acting like Kim Jong-il, he's full of false treats, he is trying to see if someone will fall for his lies.

[Balthazar]

Putin is just acting like Kim Jong-il, he's full of false treats, he is trying to see if someone will fall for his lies.

Sorry but I can't stop laugh, so much conclusions from just one minor event.  

It seems that you have given too much importance for such kind of planned flights. In case if you didn't notice, each side does this since 1960s.

[crocko]

Putin is just acting like Kim Jong-il, he's full of false treats, he is trying to see if someone will fall for his lies.

Sorry but I can't stop laugh, so much conclusions from just one minor event.  

It seems that you have given too much importance for such kind of planned flights. In case if you didn't notice, each side does this since 1960s.

Let's give some credit to Putin: at least he know judo 

[mufa23]

Russia will get raped by the US. US has the strongest Navy in the world, Russia's airforce is a joke, and US has twice the amount of Tanks.

[DarkForces]

Russia will get raped by the US. US has the strongest Navy in the world, Russia's airforce is a joke, and US has twice the amount of Tanks.

I have to agree. We'd literally mop the floor with their ASS.

[Timetwister]

Russian Nuclear Bombers Keep Roaming Closer to U.S. Airspace



http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/08/russian-nuclear-bombers-keep-roaming-closer-to-us-airspace/375791/

Why would they attack the US? What do they win from that? Don't get paranoid.

[LittleD]

What did I tell you 

Vladimir Putin Threatens World War 3, Says Russia Could Invade Europe Within Two Days                 
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1484957/vladimir-putin-threatens-world-war-3-says-russia-could-invade-europe-within-two-days/#qXYRKL6i7DlYj1HR.99


http://www.inquisitr.com/1484957/vladimir-putin-threatens-world-war-3-says-russia-could-invade-europe-within-two-days/

[Nemo1024]

What did I tell you 

Vladimir Putin Threatens World War 3, Says Russia Could Invade Europe Within Two Days                 
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1484957/vladimir-putin-threatens-world-war-3-says-russia-could-invade-europe-within-two-days/#qXYRKL6i7DlYj1HR.99

http://www.inquisitr.com/1484957/vladimir-putin-threatens-world-war-3-says-russia-could-invade-europe-within-two-days/

And, as usual, his statement was twisted. 

That was a response to all the US/EU/Ukrainian BS about Russia having invaded Ukraine. He basically said that if Russia intended to invade anyone, you'd know it pretty quickly.

In a typical twist, the Western MSM presented as an accomplished and final intention.

[samaricanin]

and US has twice the amount of Tanks

http://www.globalfirepower.com/armor-tanks-total.asp

[Sunderland]

its not that easy as we speak to hit that " RED BUTTON "
because that red button mean doomsday .... and no one win from this chaos.

[the joint]

Getting the plutonium necessary to construct a nuke is *much* easier to get than uranium.  Building the nuke, however, is insanely complicated.

Access to uranium = very hard; construction = very easy
Access to plutonium = fairly easy; construction = insanely hard

Hmm, I would say that access to plutonium is also insanely hard, as it implies that you already have a local nuclear reactor and reprocessing facilities.

The hard part about getting uranium is probably just the logistics of disguising your mining operation as a desalination plant, or some other type of metal mine. And then exporting the semi-manufactured product to a reputable-sounding customer.

It'd be much cheaper just to buy the plutonium from someone else, which is why it's much easier to obtain.  A few million USD ought to cover it.  Good luck building the bomb, though.  The equipment needed to do so is ludicrous (because, in order for the chain reaction to occur, you essentially need a critical mass of plutonium to implode in on itself simultaneously with a margin of error as small as several billionths/trillionths of a second.  Achieving the precision necessary for the bomb to work at all is insanely difficult.

Uranium enrichment is an unbelievably expensive, energy-intensive process that is simply above and beyond the capacities of most any organization or government.  Even with $billions at your disposal, good luck getting some.  However, once you have some, you can probably assemble a nuke in your garage in less than a day with materials you can purchase at your local hardware store.

[LittleD]

bump

[DhaniBoy]

why everything has to be solved by a bomb, or a war, if it can be addressed through a system of diplomacy, in order to avoid many of the victims, children and women, maybe we should learn from history, how the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact of the bomb the atoms can still be felt to this day, then we ought to learn from history, hopefully history can make us aware of the impact of nuclear ...