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"and though the missiles have been upgraded numerous times to make them safer and more reliable" A strange sentence for nuclear missiles.
by MichaelTieso 12y ago
"and though the missiles have been upgraded numerous times to make them safer and more reliable"
A strange sentence for nuclear missiles.
- chiph 12y agoBut something you really really want ... even 30 minutes after launch. You do not want a bang when you were expecting silence, nor silence when you were expecting a bang.
- hcarvalhoalves 12y agoJust like any weapon, you want it to be safe and reliable - specially nuclear missiles.
- josephkern 12y agoWeapons are tools (admittedly tools for separating nervous systems from muscles as quickly as possible), all tools should be safe and reliable.
- cheeseprocedure 12y agoOne would hope so. "Command And Control" is worth a read; it reviews the history of nuclear weapons, focusing mostly on their safety record. (Spoiler alert: it's bad.) http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/1594202273 http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illu...