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US to build new nuclear gravity bomb (www.defensenews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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US to build new nuclear gravity bomb::Experts say this new higher-yield nuclear bomb appears intended to pave the way for retiring the older B83 megaton bomb.

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[–] RedditWanderer 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Right. The ~3k nukes the US has are too expensive to maintain, let's make more.

Sounds like the US.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

If the maintenance and production of new ones is cheaper than maintaining the old ones, it makes sense to replace them. But then they’d have to actually replace/decommission the old ones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Do you think it's cheaper to maintain stuff from 40 years ago, or to make something new?

Keep in mind you can't exactly go down to the nearest AutoZone to buy replacement parts either.