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bmh
TL;DR: The December 5th experiment was about proving to ourselves and our adversaries that we still understand how to build and validate nuclear weapons, despite the ban on testing.
sylware
As far as I know, computer models and simulations have been running the show for a while, that after decades of testing and modeling.
sharemywin
To me it's about laser and beam technology too.