“I’d strongly hesitate before assuming they could fit any of these to a missile warhead, where size and weight are critical restrictions.”
What about the possibility of an aircraft borne device?
You know a one way trip to somewhere and KABOOM!
2CAVTrooper wrote:
What about the possibility of an aircraft borne device?
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Generally no.
Go back to the Trinity test site. That thing atop the tower, with all the wires, wooden scaffolding, shielding, flux meters, test mice, that’s what we’re talking about here.
Additionally, any general ordering such an attack knows he could easily get caught, earn nuclear reprisals, and have his own device fail to function properly. All the risk, none of the benefit.
Except in the case of known tested plans, like those peddled by A.Q. Khan, nuclear wanna-be’s generally require successful testing before they’re sure enough to depend on the result.