In this episode, we worked out our plutonium cores while watching the movie Mission: Impossible –Fallout. How easy is it for a rogue scientist – Norwegian or otherwise – to build a nuclear bomb if they got access to a plutonium core? Why do apocalyptic terrorist organizations seek nuclear weapons? When does Wolf Blitzer find time to report the news between all his movie shoots? Tim Westmyer, Gabe, and special guest James Finnegan answer these questions and more.

Before we nuke more insects to see what happens, we recommend checking out:

-Ronin (1998 movie)

-Fatman and Littleboy (1989 movie)

-Matthew Gault, “Mission Impossible Fallout Missed its Chance to Tell a Good Story,” The National Interest, July 30, 2018

-C'était un Rendezvous (1976 movie)

-Mythbusters, Episode 160 about Mission: Impossible Masks

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