eli5: Why can’t countries that want to build Nukes build Nukes? Especially since several countries built them, some 75+ years ago
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Something I haven’t seen people here touch on is the payload delivery system.
Building a nuke is hard, but feasible for many nations.
What is more difficult is making a system that can deliver it to your potential target, otherwise what good is it?
75 years ago, they were dropped from big planes, but today? Those planes would be missile fodder and wouldn’t get close. Modern ICBMs are much harder to build. A reliable missile system is just as hard as building the explodey part itself.
Having nuclear weapons is the best way to avoid being attacked by the US (or any other country). The only reason the US hasn’t invaded North Korea is because they have nukes. If Iraq had nukes, no way would the US have invaded. “You only go to war when you know you’ve already won” as the mantra goes.
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