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Proposal: keep the nuclear launch codes in an innocent volunteer's chest-cavity / Boing Boing

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 04:15:45 +0000

what if the codes to launch nuclear war were kept inside the chest-cavity of a young volunteer, and the President would have to hack them out of this young man's chest before he could commence armageddon?

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Obama May Ditch Most US Nukes | Mother Jones

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:31:34 +0000

Will Republicans accede to a sweeping drawdown of US nuclear might? Beyond the knee-jerk emotions on top national security issues, there's an awful lot of defense pork—not just missiles, but also bombers, submarines, and scientific research—bound up in our nuclear program. That makes the most dramatic reduction scenarios highly unlikely to pass muster in Congress. But if the White House and Pentagon push one of their more modest proposals—cutting the number of bombs to, say, 700 or 1,000—that could represent a reasonable compromise that still offers compelling financial savings and progress toward greater global stability. Faced with a plan like that, resistant congressmen might end up looking like just a bunch of Dr. Strangeloves.

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Daily Kos: Herman Cain warns China trying to get nukes they've had since 1960s

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:15:30 +0000

JUDY WOODRUFF: Do you view China as a potential military threat to the United States? HERMAN CAIN: I do view China as a potential military threat to the United States. [...] They've indicated that they're trying to develop nuclear capability and they want to develop more aircraft carriers like we have. So yes, we have to consider them a military threat.

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Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Comes Back to Haunt United States - washingtonpost.com

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:08:25 +0000

"We started with Iraq in the 'axis of evil' side, when we thought they did not yet have nuclear weapons, and that sent the signal to others that they better get them quick"

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Let's Talk About Nukes - Why we must continue to negotiate with Pyongyang and Tehran. By Fred Kaplan

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:27:11 +0000

"The tragedy of this saga is that President Bush could as easily have started these talks in 2002, when North Korea's fuel rods were still under the lock and surveillance of international inspectors."

Tags: #bush #iran #korea #nukes #politics

The Onion | U.S. Intelligence: Nukehavistan May Have Nuclear Weapons

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:16:44 +0000

'...commemorative "Great Nuclear Weapons Of Nukehavistan" stamp series...'

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FOXNews.com - Politics - Tancredo: If They Nuke Us, Bomb Mecca

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:44:36 +0000

And so, we make an enemy of the entire Islamic culture for a few thousand years.

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The Atomic Club: If the Bomb Is So Easy to Make, Why Don’t More Nations Have It?

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:47:39 +0000

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Observers Fault U.S. for Pursuing Mini-Nukes

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:03:15 +0000

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