From: dsr-usenet@randomstring.org   
      
   On 2020-03-08, trident  wrote:   
   > I am thinking particularly with respect to  rare nuclear materials like   
   Beryllium. It seems to  be a  must with respect to thermonuclear triggers. Is   
   it valid to say that nuclear powers like India, Pakistan can never produce   
   thousands, or even hundreds    
   of modern nukes, because they lack beryllium resources to do so?   
   >   
   > Any thoughts?   
      
   If you're spending a billion dollars or so on a nuclear weapons program,   
   you will create refining and production processes for everything you need.   
      
   beryl is the source of beryllium; there are substantial deposits   
   (according to Wikipedia) in Norway, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Ireland,   
   Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Afghanistan,   
   South Africa, the United States, and Zambia.   
      
   So it looks like Pakistan is in luck, and India will buy beryl-ore from   
   literally any of the other sources as necessary, then refine.   
      
   -dsr-   
      
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