New Terrorist Threat: Using 3D Printers to Make Nuclear Weapons

As Ivanka Trump looks on, President Trump examines a 3D-printed miniature of the White House he received during a visit to an Iowa community college. Experts worry terrorists could use 3D technology to fashion weapons of mass destruction. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

By    |   Thursday, 11 July 2019 06:37 PM EDT ET

High-tech 3D printers could be used to construct hypersonic missiles and possibly even nuclear-weapon components, military experts warn.

Law enforcement officials have long worried 3D printers, which employ a process called "additive manufacturing," could be used to create illegal firearms.

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High-tech 3D printers could be used to construct hypersonic missiles and possibly even nuclear-weapon components, military experts warn.Law enforcement officials have long worried 3D printers, which employ a process called "additive manufacturing," could be used to create...
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