Thursday, November 3, 2011

Super Computers Are Replacing The Need To Conduct A Real Nuclear Test To See If It Works

Trinity Test Jack Aeby / Department of Energy

Advanced Supercomputer Models Supplant Real-World Nuclear Weapons Tests -- Popular Science

But are they accurate?

While our friends Jaguar and Ranger toil to model the Earth’s atmosphere, star formation and battery chemistry, other supercomputers are working on classified national security problems. Namely: What happens when a nuclear weapon explodes? Are we sure our nuclear arsenal would actually work, should, God forbid, we decide to use it?

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My Comment: I suspect that there is more to this story .... but fortunately not many countries can afford and/or be able to put together a bunch of super computers.

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