can nuclear weapons be safely destroyed or must they explode one day?

Answer 1

they can be dismantled and the fissile material can be reprocessed.

Answer 2

The warheads of nuclear weapons can be dismantled, although it is a very dangerous process. This will prevent the weapon from exploding.

However, the highly enriched nuclear material that made up the warhead cannot be un-enriched. While not explosive, it is still highly dangerous and must be stored safely until it decays (which takes a long-long time).

Answer 3

Pretty simple to dismantle them actually. They are really quite fragile - only a slight disturbance in the implosion chamber (changing one of the explosives so that it doesn't perfected implode the fissle core to create critical mass) will make the thing a dud. The uranium or plutonium can be removed and either stored with radioactive waste or reprocessed for nuclear power plants.

Answer 4

It is very difficult to explode a nuclear weapon if it is not triggered in exactly the right way. Weapons can be recycled and indeed the plutonium could be used for power stations.

Answer 5

yes, but i don't know how in some country(possible the usa) it is a top army secret
according to my older brother they put it underground

Answer 6

Yes they can be dissembled with no problem. There is always belligerent China.