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12$\begingroup$ Highly likely, and impossible to stop. $\endgroup$– Jon CusterCommented Jul 4 at 14:23
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4$\begingroup$ Even neglecting the catastrophic ecological consequences of ordinary car accidents and structure fires, nuclear reactors are thirsty, thirsty machines. All these unfortunates have done is replace one vulnerability (electricity distribution) with another (water distribution) - only this time disrupting the system will cause the city to immolate itself and drown in toxic radioactive smoke, instead of just causing minor disruptions. $\endgroup$– g sCommented Jul 4 at 15:25
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7$\begingroup$ What do you mean by a “nuclear bomb”? Actual fission bombs will still be very tricky to make, but “dirty” bombs using conventional explosives to scatter radioactive substances will be very easy. $\endgroup$– Mike ScottCommented Jul 4 at 15:35
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4$\begingroup$ Frame Challenge not worth an answer: who needs a nuclear bomb? Just put some lightly-used fissionables around a hundred pounds of ANFO and choose a city you'd like to irradiate. $\endgroup$– jdunlopCommented Jul 4 at 17:47
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6$\begingroup$ (Also, as has been hinted at, a nuclear reactor small enough to power a car would have to be using some highly enriched fuel with a terrifyingly short halflife to be portable - let alone a steam cycle reactor!) $\endgroup$– jdunlopCommented Jul 4 at 17:49
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