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noduermetoday at 10:58 AM1 replyview on HN

Is there a vague idea of what percentage of each country's nuclear arsenal would be duds? Prior to or after clean rooms got cleaner?


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mikkupikkutoday at 3:43 PM

Too few to make a difference, the US and USSR built and designated additional bombs and missiles to targets to account for anticipated failure rates.