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While never publicly codified, Leidenstad effectively changed tacks to pursue a nuclear latency policy after 1975. This was felt to be both more politically palatable given the difficult internal situation in the aftermath of the Verventis Riots, and also better suited to Cryrian defense posture and its wider international position. Under such a doctrine, Cryria was to continue developing its civilian program and through it would remain "A screwturn" away from obtaining nuclear weapons in the event that its national security position came under a severe threat. While rarely discussed openly, it has since become apparent that the Kingdom planned for a six-month breakout period to a nuclear device in the event of a "serious crisis," which encompassed circumstances that might include foreign nuclear threats or dangers to the existence of the Cryrian state itself. The Latency Doctrine fell under the mandate of the Special Materials Division, which also continued to provide protection and oversight for nuclear materials and facilities in the Kingdom.
The transition to the Latency Doctrine and the subsequent transfer of resources away from military purposes allowed the civilian program to flourish. As of 2002, the Kingdom operated nineteen commercial reactors as well as seven smaller ones for research and radiopharmaceutical purposes. All nuclear power plants were controlled by RG&E, though several research reactors were operated by either academic institutions or private enterprises. Since Verventis,
Since the establishment of the Latency Doctrine, the Kingdom also created a stockpile of nuclear materials from and ostensibly for the civilian program. By 2002 it had accumulated over twenty tons of plutonium and half a ton of uranium. The independent launch capabilities of the RCSA also meant that the country had developed much of the technology needed for an effective delivery system.
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