Little boy... the greatest peacemaker at the time. Necessary and needed.
You would have thought that the industry would have created a new little boy years ago of totally different “green” technology.
The electronics industry has a six month curve and we see it in Apple. Every 6 months its twice as good or half the price.
There is no reason why this industry should be any different and, accordingly, no reason that dirty plant should be shut down
Are you really that ignorant? Just because ONE industry does it does not man that ALL industries can do it. Or are you expecting autos to be half the price every six months? How about homebuilders building homes that are twice as good every six months? Maybe food production? Steel manufacturing? Solar power? No?
Please quantify, precisely, how the enormously regulated nuclear industry can expect to have that kind of progress and growth within such immediate and constant periods, when their primary function (making an explosive substance) has not had a major advance in decades? (C-4 was basically invented in WWII, as well.)
Are you really suggesting someone should have created a new, environmentally-friendly, radiation-free, fallout-free nuclear weapon by now?