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To: zzpat who wrote (86175)	7/27/2018 2:36:39 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Recommended By Postwait Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 368746

The 'knowledge' to make nukes is all pretty much publicly available now. It's the getting and purifying enough nuclear material that's hard, and hard to hide. That requires a nation-state, otherwise the terrorists would already have nukes. Gun-type fission bombs require very little 'knowledge'. en.wikipedia.org Proliferation and terrorism[ edit]With regard to the risk of proliferation and use by terrorists, the relatively simple design is a concern, as it does not require as much fine engineering or manufacturing as other methods. With enough highly enriched uranium, nations or groups with relatively low levels of technological sophistication could create an inefficient—though still quite powerful—gun-type nuclear weapon.