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100 Soviet-Era "Backpack" Sized Nuclear Weapons Could Be Missing
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Posted on 07/28/2020 7:02:27 PM PDT by AggregateThreat
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To: AggregateThreat
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:03:46 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: AggregateThreat
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To: AggregateThreat; Squantos
Squantos tells me, not only is it preposterous on it’s face, but that these weapons would be nearly impossible to A) activate and B) maintain without massive state support. Within a short time they become inert.
Do I have it kinda-right Squantos?
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:05:43 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
To: dfwgator
We had detailed discussions on this topic here many years ago.
Bottom line: These things need serious ongoing maintenance by knowledgeable folks, and are very hazardous to your health if you just stick them in your basement and forget about them. ;-)
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:06:49 PM PDT
by
cgbg
(Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
To: AggregateThreat
Probably left them at a Military Base when they abandoned it
To: AggregateThreat
I would guess that these things need a lot of specialized, complex maintenance to remain functional. But who knows?
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:08:07 PM PDT
by
PUGACHEV
To: AggregateThreat
i’d think the triggers are shot by now...
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:08:08 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
To: AggregateThreat
Gosh, I hope our enemies don’t learn how lost and devastated the American people would be if one went off in DC and vaporized our beloved leaders, bureaucrats and lobbyists. We need to keep that a big secret!
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:08:33 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: AggregateThreat
Not to be confused with The Breadbox Nuke or Fanny Pack Nuke.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:10:16 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: Lazamataz
Plenty of rogue states out there that would want to support the viability of weapons like that.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:10:35 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: butlerweave
.... or were never there in the first place, like Lieutenant Kije.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:13:45 PM PDT
by
PUGACHEV
To: Olog-hai
But only a handful of states have the wherewithall and expertise.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:15:53 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
To: cgbg
“... and are very hazardous to your health if you just stick them in your basement and forget about them.”
Kinda like progressive children, then.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:15:56 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: AggregateThreat
Like most complicated mechanical things, nuclear weapons have a limited shelf life and require maintenance and replacement of components and materials that age out. Thus, after enough time, nuclear weapons that are not maintained are no longer operable. Granted, the baseball-sized chunk of fissile material in a backpack nuke would remain dangerous, but at least a nuclear detonation would no longer be possible even if the armament code can be broken or overridden.
To: DesertRhino
Gosh, I hope our enemies dont learn how lost and devastated the American people would be if one went off in DC and vaporized our beloved leaders, bureaucrats and lobbyists. We need to keep that a big secret!
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:17:02 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Lazamataz
That’s all it takes, really.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:18:28 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: AggregateThreat
We’ve known that for years, decades, even.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:18:34 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: blueunicorn6
Never mind a snuke in Hillary’s snizz.
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posted on
07/28/2020 7:18:40 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: AggregateThreat
Too bad the Harriers are retired. They were good at dealing with suitcase nukes.
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