I think the concern is that some group will launch a dirty bomb at Israel, Israel will retaliate with nukes, and then the best case scenario is 'only' thousands dying. Oh, and did I mention that a dirty bomb can make a pretty large area uninhabitable for decades?

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 8 points 19 hours ago

more than a few actors may (likely?) have very low yield devices. only takes a few to panic people and governments into stupid actions.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I mean Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons but they do have a nuclear program and it's very easy to go from there to nukes. Correct me if I'm wrong but AFAIK the principle behind nukes is pretty simple and it's modern geopolitics that makes them hard to get.

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 4 points 13 hours ago

Simple and easy are not the same thing. Sure, enriching uranium is simple, you just centrifuge it so that the heavier, less stable isotopes separate from the bulk. Simple.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippe-type_centrifuge

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I should invest in a radsuit.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 11 hours ago

You need to invest in Vault-Tec!