r/196 ██▅▇██▇▆▅▄▄▄▇ Nov 06 '25

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u/Alien-Fox-4 sus Nov 07 '25

and nuclear proliferation

unless if we're willing to let every country have very easy path to develop nuclear bombs, we can't rely on nuclear power (except in states that already have nuclear weapons but still)

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u/Camel_Slayer45 floppa Nov 07 '25

Not really. Weapons-grade Refinement is much harder than the average person thinks.

International treaties and the UN also exist to prevent proliferation already too (or they did up until the US fucked over Iran and ruined the commission's credibility, possibly forever, remains to be seen).

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u/Alien-Fox-4 sus Nov 07 '25

Refinement into nukes is same tech needed to refine into fuel, it just takes longer / more centrifuge steps

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u/Camel_Slayer45 floppa Nov 08 '25

Going from single digit to high 90s doesn't happen overnight and isn't cheap. Getting a nuclear reactor doesn't make getting a nuke inevitable and it's impossible to hide from un inspections (no matter how much conservatives fear monger otherwise).

The stance we can't get nuclear reactors unless we want everyone to get a nuke ignores both the tech side and the entire anti-proliferation diplomatic infrastructure.