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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But any knowledge on how modern triggering works on them I'd imagine would be kept a state secret wouldn't it? I don't think it's something you'd want others to know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone has to know because scientists and engineers are educated in universities and not in military boot camps. Universities are the origin of all scientific expertise in a nation, including the nation's military.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They hid the Manhattan project really really well, if you've ever looked into the history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That was ~~80~~ 60 years ago.

The knowledge required to design ignition systems is from the thousands of people who've gone through, or are currently in, universities.

Plus, the physics, and challenges, haven't changed.

It's a different game now.