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$\begingroup$ If I follow correctly, the upshot is that the rate of spontaneous radioactive decay suddenly increases. If the existing nuclear weapons don't go bang immediately, doesn't this just mean that they turn into duds faster? If you have time to dismantle the nukes, you don't need to. $\endgroup$

Nuclear Hoagie
– Nuclear Hoagie

2020-11-11 16:01:44 +00:00
Commented Nov 11, 2020 at 16:01
$\begingroup$ @NuclearHoagie - I'll happily admit to being no scientist, so you may be right; however, the problem is the uncertainty over weapons that are now getting spontaneously hot all by themselves. If that didn't make people start dismantling them, I'm not sure anything else would. With the warhead material becoming much more radioactive all of a sudden, I certainly wouldn't trust the machinery and containers it was in to remain unaffected and secure. And if we assume an alternate Earth in a completely simulated universe, I think a little suspension of scientific veracity is the least of my problems. $\endgroup$

Spratty
– Spratty

2020-11-12 12:22:21 +00:00
Commented Nov 12, 2020 at 12:22

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