Posted on 10/25/2011 7:48:27 AM PDT by penelopesire
"The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War. The final components of the B53 bomb will be broken down Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. The completion of the dismantling program is a year ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, and aligns with President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons. Thomas D'Agostino, the nuclear administration's chief, called the bomb's elimination a "significant milestone."
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It's my understanding that the Air Force wants to get out of the ICBM business anyway and offload that deterrence responsibility to the Navy. They want to concentrate their resources on defense of/attack from space. Nukes are so 20th century. The 21st century is about information weapons.
I agree that there will never be complete peace...it is a fantasy..a fantasy that has caused millions of deaths...much like globull warming and ‘saving the planet’.
That makes me wonder about the readiness of Russia's ICBM fleet. They haven't much money to spread around to maintain their military. How much of it went to ICBM/warhead maintenance would be interesting to know.
They are well on their way to being replaced. Kinetic weapons launched from space or from U.S. Navy rail guns can inflict nearly the amount of damage minus the messiness that small/medium sized nukes leave behind. The real interesting DARPA project currently underway is ArcLight. If it can be brought to fruition the Chinese will have a lot more to worry about then our carriers.
“We destroy our stockpile and China builds theirs”
A significant milestone for what and who?
Read State Dept Publication 5277 Freedom from War. You’ll find out who and what.
I’ll do that..thanks! Bet I already can guess though...lol.
Thank you sincerely,its amazing that so many can not add 2 plus 2 and get 4! Now we have an avowed Communist who Hates America and tried to force Shria Law on Kenya just the summer before he illegally campaigned for our Nation’s Most Powerful and Important Office and there he reeks his Hatred today upon Our Dear and Loved AMERICA!
IIRC I think he destroyed the ENTIRE system, I don’t know where you’re getting 7/8’s from. He would also be very enthusiastic in correcting you.
Did you just compare a bullet to a nuclear warhead?
The dirtier radiation fallout dangerous weapons are lower yield ones, but in lib land, it does not compute.
A stupid fat dog would not enlist jackals and wolves to fight a master for free food, only liberals do that.
we won’t love it when his plan comes together...
what a POS POTUS.. I wonder what the generals are thinking, they must see the destruction of our country before them by ohbamma mamba jamma lenin khoemeini’s policies as intentional, do they have a backup plan if ordered by the president to block the polling booths in time of martial law..
You are aware that the darned thing is so big it won’t fit in the bomb bay of the B-1 or B-2, aren’t you? And that there is no way a B-52 could get close enough to its target to drop it?
Seriously, it isn’t about the size of the bomb or how powerful it is, not even when they started dismantling, it is about the white flag this freak is waving to the world. He is systematically dismantling everything this country stands for. It is one of two things either he is intentionally weakening this countries, strength, finances and constitution for an overthrow. Or he is desperate for votes and is throwing a bone to every group that is out there. Either way, this nation will never be the same after this terrorist leaves office.
No, but getting rid of old weaponry seems realistic, we could if we wanted the same bang always throw 2 of smaller size..I just hope obamma isn’t on this if we got rid of nukes the world would stabilize BS commie crud..
“You are aware that the darned thing is so big it won’t fit in the bomb bay of the B-1 or B-2, aren’t you? And that there is no way a B-52 could get close enough to its target to drop it?”
It would be cheaper to dispose of these 10 miles up over Iran or other locations in the Middle East:)
It's public knowledge that all of that work (final assembly, disassembly) of U.S. nukes is done at the Pantex Plant.
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