If nuclear technology can already blow up the world, why do tax dollars fund ways to make it stronger?

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If nuclear technology can already blow up the world, why do tax dollars fund ways to make it stronger?

2007-04-19 00:32:41 · 2 answers · asked by 9987 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics

http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC50/GC50InfDocuments/English/gc50inf-3_en.pdf

2007-04-19 00:46:28 · update #1

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Tax dollars are spent to make them more reliable. Thermonuclear warheads use tritium. Tritium decays with a half life of ~12.6 years to Helium-3. They spend money to make sure that if the decision is ever made to use the weapon, they are sure it will detonate.

2007-04-21 19:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by g0atbeatr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Make it stronger? How? Please site your source.

2007-04-19 00:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋