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by djrogers 1542 days ago
> So far, only 5 countries in the world have been able to do it.

I think you’re a tad optimistic there - sadly we have many more than 5 nuclear powers today.

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5 countries have developed Uranium enrichment facilities.
Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

There’s the list of “known” meaning publicly acknowledged countries with operating enrichment facilities, more than 5.

Notice it doesn’t include Israel which more or less everyone believes has nuclear weapons meaning enrichment facilities. There are several other countries which are very reasonably believed to have or have had enrichment programs.

South Africa had at one time.