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oneshtein
on July 26, 2025
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Never write your own date parsing library
A much more precious clock is used by USA to guide nuclear missiles without GPS. (nucleus of Thorium 229 controlled by a high-precision UV laser?)
UltraSane
on July 26, 2025
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That clock hasn't actually been built yet and it wouldn't be useful for guiding nuclear missiles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_clock
oneshtein
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I mean, than nucleus is much heavier and much smaller than electron, so it will be much less affected by external forces. We may see no difference between sea level and space based Thorium-229 clocks, or difference will be much smaller.
UltraSane
on July 27, 2025
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ICBMs can be aimed as accurately as they need to be with current inertial navigation technology.
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