07-22-2021, 08:31 AM
** 20-Jul-2021 World View: Japan's plutonium
You're absolutely right to point that out. In fact, I would take the
speculation one step further. I could well believe that the Japanese
have manufactured the nuclear weapons, perhaps with technical help
from the Americans or the Indians, but haven't yet inserted the
plutonium. That way, they can claim that they still have no nuclear
weapons, but they might be able to complete the manufacture within a
few days, when the time comes.
I don't have any evidence of that. I'm just saying that it wouldn't
surprise me.
Xeraphim1 Wrote:> Interestingly:
> https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/fukush...ppy-n48976
> https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/fukush...ium-n49376
Quote:> Already, Japan has 9.3 metric tons of plutonium stored at Rokkasho
> and nine other sites in the island nation, along with around 35
> tons of plutonium stored in France and the United
> Kingdom. Altogether, Japan has the fifth-largest plutonium
> stockpile of any nation, representing 9 percent of the world’s
> stocks under civilian control. The figure includes 730 pounds of
> high-grade plutonium, the kind preferred by weapons designers,
> that Japan has agreed to send to the United States.
> It is speculated Japan could produce a nuclear bomb within 6
> months.
You're absolutely right to point that out. In fact, I would take the
speculation one step further. I could well believe that the Japanese
have manufactured the nuclear weapons, perhaps with technical help
from the Americans or the Indians, but haven't yet inserted the
plutonium. That way, they can claim that they still have no nuclear
weapons, but they might be able to complete the manufacture within a
few days, when the time comes.
I don't have any evidence of that. I'm just saying that it wouldn't
surprise me.
