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How not to get invaded by America. Get Nukes:
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this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
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It's actually pretty simple. You slam some Uranium 235 into Uranium 236 and Plutonium 239 for the simplest weapons. To slam the pieces of metal together, you use convential explosives like cordite. The explosion has to be contained and funneled into the Uranium 236 so it propels in one direction. This is the basic fission bomb like the ones used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The real challenge is sourcing the Uranium and Plutonium. The US, Russia, and China have their own local sources they used to create their initial stockpiles.
The Manhattan Project sourced its uranium from the Congo. A lot of uranium comes from that region, which is good actually, if you're an African nation looking to seek sovereignty you don't have to look far. You'd likely already have some.