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Failure Shuts Down Squadron of Nuclear Missiles
The Atlantic ^
| 10/26/10
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Posted on 10/26/2010 4:26:46 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: omega4179
Exactly. O doesnt give a rip. This is beyond his kenyan comprehension.
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:58:54 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Hoax and Chains, Dopeychangey)
To: Nachum
a power failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming that took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockpile, temporarily offline on Saturday. Not possible. Someone is making a mountain out of an ant hill. There are so many redundant backups on power and communications that this scenario is impossible. Yes, I worked with SAC for many years and we tested each backup routinely.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:03:30 PM PDT
by
Traveler59
(Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
To: Williams
We only have 450 ICBMs? Remember a little thing called START?
It was a treaty we signed with the USSR, back when that was pretty much the only threat we had to deal with.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:06:38 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: max americana
He was probably highly irritated even having to take a briefing about military matters.
To: Nachum
I guess I don't get this, and it doesn't sound right...
The place I work has a server room 2 power circuits, each with its own battery backup, which will allow the systems and air conditioning to run for about 20 minutes. But after 10 seconds a natural gas generator kicks in and stays on for 2 minutes after building power has been restored.
I find it had to believe that a power failure would affect so many silos and command centers.
Mark
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:11:47 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: JennysCool
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:19:32 PM PDT
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
To: Steely Tom
Yes I know, we used to have 2000.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:20:00 PM PDT
by
Williams
(It's the policies, stupid.)
To: JennysCool
Doesn’t SOUND like anything very dramatic in terms of strange other worldly causes.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:21:57 PM PDT
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
To: omega4179
China has mobile ICBMs, which was a real destabilizing nono during the Cold War. And I’m sure they lie about the quantity.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:27:24 PM PDT
by
Williams
(It's the policies, stupid.)
To: Nachum
It’s just Skynet, doing a systems test.
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posted on
10/26/2010 6:26:56 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("It's amazing, A man who has such large ears could be so tone deaf" Rush Limbaugh 9/8/10)
To: Steely Tom
We have missiles and bombs in storage at Kirkland AFB
To: Steely Tom
Manzano Base to be more precise
To: MarkL
One relay will knock your entire data center off line till the box is replaced. I have seen it.
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