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cecilmeyer t1_itdd5ix wrote

We can only hope. Instead of wasting money on weapons and war maybe humanity will start using its resources for something productive.

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deathentry t1_itdzvzi wrote

Yeh except plutonium-238 to power space equipment was made during nuclear weapons manufacturing.. https://www.planetary.org/articles/plutonium-power-for-space-missions.

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Zren8989 t1_itfh8mi wrote

Nothing to say it wouldn't have been invented in another discipline if not for war.

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deathentry t1_itfyh0e wrote

Unlikely they would have gotten the funding for it as they only make 1.5kg a year currently..

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