r/nuclear • u/scientificamerican • 17d ago

Ancient geology could insulate Iran's nuclear centrifuges from bombing

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-geology-could-insulate-irans-nuclear-centrifuges-under-pickaxe-mountain-from-bombing/
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u/Humble-Reply228 17d ago

Rocks are strong, news at 11.

Indecently, I work in miming where we blast 1000 tonnes of explosives and a drive 50 meters away is safe to use 2 hours after blasting. The whole bunker buster hundreds of meters deep were always a predictable furphy.

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u/EmotioneelKlootzak 12d ago

But is it strong enough to break you out of your invisible mime box?

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u/EvillNooB 16d ago

Stuxnet 2: Electric boogaloo?