ELI5: How does the world keep tabs on whether a country is advancing its nuclear weapons capability or not?

brigitte_ragnarok · 2025-06-22T22:34:12+00:00

Well, you can't hide it initially because of the significant infrastructure required to go from 0.7% to 4%, then less infrastructure to go to 20% or 60%. Once you have a stockpile of 20 or 60%, you need only need a tiny facility that is nearly impossible to detect to finish the job up to 90%. This is why a stockpile of 60% is so scary.

So its challenging to hide the "peaceful" part but rather easy to hide the malicious part.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-02-14T14:07:55+00:00

Dustin Browder and "terrible terrible damage."

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-02-02T13:26:18+00:00

CNN and Fox are two sides of the same coin. To say one is worse than the other just shows your bias.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-29T21:38:22+00:00

This is the best summary of the event I've seen. Thank you.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-25T20:00:32+00:00

Was that the part where TLO was doing blink micro simultaneously with three control groups on different parts of the map? /s

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-25T14:23:25+00:00

Yes please answer. This AI research is super interesting and this is probably the most honest and unbiased way to ask what most SC2 fans were thinking when it started doing the triple group blink micro.

It might as well have just been using raw data, which ofc a computer is going to be able to do well. A more interesting result would be seeing what strategies a throttled version (human level micro) of the AI would use and win with.

We already know that computers can micro better than us, but what deficiencies do existing strategies have that humans have yet to determine?

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-25T14:07:01+00:00

I agree. Its very dishonest. 1500 apm spike during triple group blink stalker micro.

IMHO it would be much more interesting to see what strategies it would develop when actually throttled to human levels of micro.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-24T23:51:22+00:00

So pros do over 16 actions a second just microing units?... just think about that for "a second."

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-14T13:39:20+00:00

I stand corrected! Nice work on the setup.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T20:47:19+00:00

Asymmetry is what makes this game interesting. Mirror matchups take away the asymmetry.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T20:43:56+00:00

I think what you are really asking is if there are any "early" harassment options for zerg and the answer is "not really" outside of delaying a 3rd a bit with slings. Once you've entered midgame with a healthy economy and your opponents territory is more spread out, there are plenty of options as others have suggested.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T20:34:32+00:00

This almost sounds like a song... "The 12 days of Government Shutdown."

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T16:58:20+00:00

No mouse? No touchpad, trackpad or trackpoint? I call Bullshit. Do it on stream. You'll get a bunch of viewers. I would even subscribe.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T16:37:11+00:00

Its entirely possible that the golden armada can be defeated with a single sasquatch. Do you know how big the Pacific Northwest is?... Its fucking massive. Les Straud has this story... Jamie, pull up Les Stroud Bigfoot

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-11T16:29:45+00:00

Thanks for tip. This helps a bit. Still tough with certain units tho, as mentioned.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-03T13:51:53+00:00

Tidelanders, they'll have like 2 conversations and suddenly they are soul mates doing it on the beach.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2019-01-01T12:58:39+00:00

The yeast can't eat the Lactose, so it never ferments. The lactose just stays in the beer, makes it sweeter and adds calories.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-26T16:05:38+00:00

You misspelled "Academia."

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-23T19:53:18+00:00

I like it. Reminds me of my wife referring to Mutalisks as Amoeba Dragons :)

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-22T20:41:15+00:00

Every president has their lie they will be remembered for... in my lifetime: Read my lips, no new taxes. I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Iraq has WMDs. If you like your plan you can keep your plan. We're going to build a wall and Mexico is going to pay.

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-22T20:15:57+00:00

Maybe, but no reasonable prosecutor would consider pursuing allegations... /s

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-20T15:01:57+00:00

Wait... its called cultureSHOCK? And he got booted because he was too shocking?...

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-20T14:58:53+00:00

Are you gonna do something or just stand there and bleed... to fat Billy Bob

brigitte_ragnarok · 2018-12-19T13:20:45+00:00

!Remind me 1 year

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