It’s a fundamentally different and riskier paradigm. Nuclear weapons at rest are inert, and can even be disarmed. If the lock falls off the gate at the compound, the nukes won’t spontaneously explode.
Antimatter is always “armed” and is only rendered safe by containment. If containment fails, it explodes. It’s more like keeping a massive stockpile of fluorine, but somehow worse and harder to contain.
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It’s a fundamentally different and riskier paradigm. Nuclear weapons at rest are inert, and can even be disarmed. If the lock falls off the gate at the compound, the nukes won’t spontaneously explode.
Antimatter is always “armed” and is only rendered safe by containment. If containment fails, it explodes. It’s more like keeping a massive stockpile of fluorine, but somehow worse and harder to contain.