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by starwind 5y ago
Assuming Perimeter worked as intended, it would finish the job automatically eliminating the fear that no one would be alive to fire a retaliatory strike. Moscow would not longer have to fire their nuclear weapons in a panic. During the Col
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Dead Hand(en.wikipedia.org)
73 points by starwind 5y ago|90 comments
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by starwind 5y ago
I think they watched Doctor Strangelove and said "yeah, let's do that" Excerpt: It was meant to be a backup communication system, in case the key components of the "Kazbek" command system and the link to the Strat
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by starwind 5y ago
If anyone wants a detailed history of nuclear and biological weapons during the Cold War and the early post-Cold War days, I highly recommend The Dead Hand by David Hoffman
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by starwind 5y ago
I remember reading a chapter about the Russian internal security forces between the fall of the Soviet Union and 2005 and it kind of made my head spin. In a nutshell—the KGB was dissolved into like 3 organizations and over the next few year
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by starwind 5y ago
This was Nunn-Lugar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunn%E2%80%93Lugar_Cooperative... The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) traces its history to this legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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by starwind 5y ago
I had a problem with US Bank just trying to open an account with them. They sent me these instructions on how to upload a copy of my ss card through some “secure” Cisco system. The email I get has a different subject line than what the inst
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by starwind 5y ago
How? Did he pay for a full-time PhD out-of-pocket?
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by starwind 5y ago
WHY DO YOU WANT CHILDREN TO GET METH?--Opponents of rolling back restrictions on pseudoephedrine But more seriously, the FDA ends up regulating something like 30% of the economy and getting them to deregulate something is near impossible
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by starwind 5y ago
He may be insured against defamation cases. My umbrella policy explicitly covers me is someone sues me for libel or slander
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by starwind 5y ago
A1 headline right there. Not clickbait, but right to the point
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by starwind 5y ago
yeah, I think know what you mean. you see the errors in the details and can't appreciate the vibe
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by starwind 5y ago
That gray area strongly favors Krebs. They have to show Krebs knew that there wasn't a cover up. Krebs can make an affirmative defense that basically says "this honestly seemed like a covered up to me" and win
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by starwind 5y ago
Didn't know that. I googled 1980s cereal and sure enough: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/70437468476516/
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by starwind 5y ago
I've had problems with AmEx for travel issues but never problems for return protection or charge backs (except in one weird case but they fixed it like a year later). I do travel and dining on my Sapphire and everything else on my AmEx
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by starwind 5y ago
Kaspersky himself had deep connections with the KGB
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by starwind 5y ago
AmEx has special rates small businesses can apply for that keep the credit card transaction fees pretty competitive
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by starwind 5y ago
A few highlights from the privacy policy: > We may automatically collect information such as: Device connectivity and configuration data, including the type of device you’re using (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.), the operating sys
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The case against American nuclear disarmament (2013)(foreignpolicy.com)
2 points by starwind 5y ago|2 comments
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by starwind 5y ago
Highlight from the article: qualitative evidence from the past 70 years shows that leaders pay close attention to the nuclear balance of power, that they believe superiority enhances their position, and that a nuclear advantage often transl
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by starwind 5y ago
How do these cases not result in mass prosecutions? It shouldn't be too hard to tie a few people to the abuse at these schools, then police say, "give us names and help us understand who was responsible at the top, or you're
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by starwind 5y ago
I'm a big fan of his most recent book Against the Grain
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by starwind 5y ago
> It would be like saying “Well, we sold all the parking meters in Chicago to foreigners (really, they did [1])”. Then that company decides to ban anyone who’s black from parking downtown. Stopping black people from parking would basical
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by starwind 5y ago
It's big in India
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by starwind 5y ago
Have you considered that you have some autocratic tendencies yourself? > I'm a free speech absolutist - i.e. I believe in the first amendment, including the idea it should protect you from corporations. The Supreme Court has repeate
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by starwind 5y ago
You're going to have to compromise on something. Climate wise you described Seattle but housing there is insane. Take out climate and you have Charlotte North Carolina. If you can compromise on the rainfall you should check out Pueblo
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by starwind 5y ago
In my twenties I hated spending money on health-related stuff like dentist appointments new glasses and gym memberships. I wanted to blow it all on fun stuff. Now? I don't hesitate to plop down my amex if I think what I'm spending
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by starwind 5y ago
They do detect underground blasts, and they would probably detect a surface-level explosion as well. The Air Force Technical Applications Center looks at some of that data to determine if a nuclear bomb went off https://en.wikipe
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by starwind 5y ago
that's because all the people who want permanent wfh are browsing hacker news upvoting pro-wfh articles and comments while working from home with no one looking over their shoulders
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by starwind 5y ago
yeah my mechanical keyboard doesn't improve my performance at all. But I think it feels better to type on and I like the clicky sound. If you use something all day might-as-well enjoy that thing

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