How Small Can You Make a Nuclear Weapon?

Nuclear weapons are thought of as being large and heavy, but even going back to 1950s, weapons designers had created weapons that could be carried in a backpack. But just how small can one of these devices be made and still work? There are stories of lost briefcase nukes after the fall of the Soviet Union, so in this video, we look at how they are and, with the widespread use of cheap drones in warfare, how likely it is that a stolen miniature nuke could be used in an unstable world today. Written, researched and presented by Paul Shillito. To give one-off tips and donations please use the following : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiousdroid or paypal.me/curiousdroid Eριχθόνιος JL Adriaan von Grobbe Alex K Alipasha Sadri Andrew Gaess Andrew Lovato Andrew Smith Bengt Stromberg Brian Kelly Carl Soderstrom Charles Thacker Chris Senn Daniel Armer erik ahrsjo Florian Muller George Bishop II Glenn Dickinson Jesse Postier John Michaelson L D László Antal Lorne Diebel Michael Hartford Patrick M Brennan Paul Freed Paul Shutler Peter Engrav Robert Sanges Ryan Emmenegger stefan hufenbach Steve Ehrmann Steve J - LakeCountySpacePort tesaft