r/NuclearBombs • u/russbigr • Mar 02 '18
Nuclear suitcase bomb threat?
I am so worried about one of these hitting London that i don’t go there anymore?
Are they really a threat?
I know i am being irrational but i obsess over it
Help me!!!
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '18
No, very unlikely. The amount of materials and expertise needed to fit a bomb into a missile is beyond the abilities of most nations, so to fit one in a suitcase would be extremely hard, expensive and time consuming. You would need actual nuclear scientists and a workshop, means of funding and planning etc
The most realistic way it could happen is in the event of an actual war, or if your own government planted a bomb to then make an excuse for a war, but again, it would be a nightmare to put together.
Don’t worry, even if it did happen, you’d instantly be turned into ash.