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Inventing it is 80% of the fight
The Cost of Nukes Alex Wellerstein argues that inventing the nuke was hard, but maintaining it was harder. In terms of the technical and social cost over decades, all the old warheads we upgrade, nuclear waste caves we create, and the political capital spent domestically and abroad to ensure our tools of science are used benevolently are immense.
In the…
Inventing it is 80% of the fight
The Cost of Nukes Alex Wellerstein argues that inventing the nuke was hard, but maintaining it was harder. In terms of the technical and social cost over decades, all the old warheads we upgrade, nuclear waste caves we create, and the political capital spent domestically and abroad to ensure our tools of science are used benevolently are immense.
In the 50s, the powers that be foresaw the upheaval of their new reality and thought maybe reckless usage of nukes should be reigned in.Read on example.org ↗
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