The secret nuclear material the US forgot how to make

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Post by historical1234 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC

The secret nuclear material the US forgot how to make
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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC

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Post by peter-grifin » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC

Is this actually a case of lost knowledge or just classified details being buried so deep even the current NNSA team didn't have access to the original specs?

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Post by historical1234 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC

peter-grifin wrote: post #3

Is this actually a case of lost knowledge or just classified details being buried so deep even the current NNSA team didn't have access to the original specs?

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Post by historical1234 » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC

peter-grifin wrote: post #3

Is this actually a case of lost knowledge or just classified details being buried so deep even the current NNSA team didn't have access to the original specs?

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Post by ahazred8ta » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC

peter-grifin wrote: post #3

Is this actually a case of lost knowledge or just classified details being buried so deep even the current NNSA team didn't have access to the original specs?

The old process depended on a small amount of undocumented residue that was removed in the new process.

Obligatory FreeFall reference http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1500/fc01415.htm

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Post by extraduder_ire » Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC

Why did you editorialise the title?