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[-] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 34 points 4 weeks ago

Given their way the US would arm every soldier with a nuclear rifle if they could

Oh they tried!

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 25 points 4 weeks ago

Many years ago at reddit - I saw that somebody had made a nuke "Davy Crockett" joke. For about 10 seconds I had this dialog with myself in my head "That can't be real. But could it? But it can't. Davy Crockett? How can that be real. I'm the world's dumbest man - I'll google." I still can't believe they named it Davy Crockett.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 4 weeks ago

You could apparently theoretically make an nuclear hand grenade using californium, but it's completely impractical since you would need 2,7 kg of it, while the yearly production is below 1 g and it have halflife of 2,6 year.

[-] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

Talk about an Unholy Hand Grenade sicko-no

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

And there's a small caveat that a man throwing such a grenade would be inevitably caught in the blast.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Carrying an ultra light nuclear device stripped from all possible parts to make it throwable also wouldn't help the health of user, but it's not like Uncle Sam ever cared.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

I’m sure it’s more fun than taking a cyanide pill.

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