# How to become an expert at Nukes.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531 "2015-07-08T00:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531/21 "2015-07-08T20:26:07Z")

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I’m curious. If Cogress defunded it in 2008, why did Obama have to “call for” the program to cease in 2009? And “call for?” Why would he “call for” it and not simply order it to stop?

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531/22 "2015-07-08T20:45:49Z")

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> [@Tripler](#):
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> I think I know of the individual you mention. I am not a fan of this guy.

It was not AQ Khan if you are thinking… though incidentally he gave a talk at my school circa the late 1990’s

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531/23 "2015-07-08T22:07:51Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> I’m curious. If Cogress defunded it in 2008, why did Obama have to “call for” the program to cease in 2009? And “call for?” Why would he “call for” it and not simply order it to stop?

Because people who edit Wikipedia aren’t screened for actual expertise on the subject.

What happened was that Congress stopped funding for RRW in 2008, and in 2009, the Executive Branch claimed credit for terminating a program. Technically, they could have asked for money again in 2009, but they decided not to, and thus it became an important example of cutting government waste, or whatever.

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531/24 "2015-07-09T00:09:21Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> It was not AQ Khan if you are thinking…

That’s exactly who I was thinking of. There’s more? Damn. :mad:

Tripler  
I hate those guys.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-an-expert-at-nukes/724531/25 "2015-07-09T07:46:03Z")

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> [@Tripler](#):
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> That’s exactly who I was thinking of. There’s more? Damn. :mad:

Oh. [Many more.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pakistani_nuclear_physicists)

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> Tripler  
> I hate those guys.

I don’t. Especially considering my grandfather was one of them.

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