Not a nuclear physicist but why couldn’t the Ukraine build nuclear bombs or at least a few dirty bombs? Do their nuclear power plants contain enough material to accomplish this task? Aren’t those reactors just controlled nuclear explosions?
If yes then how would that affect battlefield decisions or the odds? Could building a nuke device be as easy as searching the internet for instructions?
Would just knowing Ukraine has the capability be enough of a reason for Vlad to back off from using his own and as a result only threaten?
Didn’t the Russians take an unusual interest in Chernobyl and to some degree a power plant early in the war?
If yes then how would that affect battlefield decisions or the odds? Could building a nuke device be as easy as searching the internet for instructions?
Would just knowing Ukraine has the capability be enough of a reason for Vlad to back off from using his own and as a result only threaten?
Didn’t the Russians take an unusual interest in Chernobyl and to some degree a power plant early in the war?