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

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.