| ▲ | datadrivenangel an hour ago | |||||||
Thorium can be used to make weapons via the breeding cycle. It's much less convenient and straightforward than uranium/plutonium, but it is possible. | ||||||||
| ▲ | lunar-whitey 41 minutes ago | parent [-] | |||||||
Theoretically, perhaps, but I don’t think anyone with a serious interest in weapons would pursue it. From a nonproliferation perspective, I’d guess the infrastructure necessary to remove contaminants from uranium bred through the thorium cycle would be costly and difficult to conceal. | ||||||||
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