2026-04-23 21:27:51
About the size of a bowling ball,
a plutonium pit is an essential part of a nuclear warhead.
The implosion of these plutonium filled balls in a nuclear weapon triggers the massive explosion and unleashes the weapon’s destructive potential.
Until 1992, American manufactured 1,000 plutonium pits a year.
Now it makes fewer than 30.
Trump wants to change that and he’s willing to throw money at the problem to make it happen.
Trump’s proposed 2027 budget wou…
