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2026-03-22 12:55 UTC

@etchedpixels @cstross The worst case I've seen suggested is Iran setting off a dirty bomb in an important population centre (do they have any plutonium?), thus rendering it uninhabitable for centuries. Somewhere like Manhattan or the City would be awful

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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 13:53

@rpluim @cstross Manhattan wil be under water in 50 years anyway at current rates. The previous Iranian leader issued a fatwah prohibiting nuclear weapon usage but they blew him up so who knows Seems they like finely calculated responses. Like the DIego Garcia attack when Starmer decided to help the US. Easy to shoot down but the clear message being "actually we can hit London if we want" And for the world cup they just need to blow up one stadium that's empty just before a game.

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@leeloo@c.im 2026-03-22 15:31

@rpluim @etchedpixels @cstross Does it matter if they have plutonium? Do they have Shaheeds? Yes Is Russia willing to pay for them? Yes What is the Shaheed to plutonium exchange rate on the black market?

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@CrypticMirror@mstdn.social 2026-03-23 09:26

@rpluim @etchedpixels @cstross The worst case is that he hasn't destroyed Iran's nuclear program and in their desperation they somehow manage to cobble together an NK level nuke. And they would instantly use it.

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