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    Oct 7, 2008, 06:57 AM
    North Korea, plutonium vs. uranium
    Given that North Korea has the ability to produce plutonium weapons, why pursue uranium enrichment? What is the advantage? Seems to me that plutonium can be produced in a breeder reactor and more easily processed than the enrichment & separation procedures for uranium. Doesn't plutonium provide for a more compact and deliverable device than uranium?
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    Oct 7, 2008, 06:59 AM
    You still need to enrich the nuclear material to produce a viable weapon and uranium is a lot easier, comparatively, to deal with.

    Doesn't plutonium provide for a more compact and deliverable device than uranium?
    Basically, no.

    Nuclear weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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