• TWeaK
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    1 year ago

    Just don’t ask the UK for nuclear weapons lol.

    • Skua
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      51 year ago

      They’re actually American-built!

      The Virginia-class submarines will be primarily from a U.K. design and will have a U.S. weapons system onboard.

      oh no

      • The virginia class will be US built but the aukus class will be as described. I don’t imagine we’ll be getting them any time soon if at all and the budget will almost certainly blow out. Australia honestly been taken for a ride with this deal.

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    1 year ago

    how about nuclear-powered cars? so I can drive 1 year on 1 tank… or 5 years on my motorcycle… too bad they are so focused on weapons.

    • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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      51 year ago

      They’ve tried it. It’s too dangerous to have that much nuclear material running around. Not only does it make sourcing for a dirty bomb very easy, but it’s also a question of disposal, and how to contain it in a collision.

      • auth
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        01 year ago

        maybe I could be the only one owning one… problem solved. I think the containment in case of collision probably could be solve 90% of the time…

      • auth
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        01 year ago

        not with the current battery designs…

  • metaStatic
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    21 year ago

    I bet the front doesn’t even fall off … after considerable budget overruns the taxpayer is already on the hook for that is.