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| 101. Why Sep 14? Why not Aug 31? Thanks for your reply. |
| -Nuclear warheads mistakenly flown on B-52 |
TexasLawyer |
Sep-05-07 12:15 AM |
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Holy fucking shit! |
lonestarnot |
Sep-05-07 12:18 AM |
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you can say that again |
Snarkturian Clone |
Sep-05-07 08:56 PM |
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"That page has gone AWOL" - - surprise, surprise. |
Bluebear |
Sep-05-07 12:27 AM |
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I'm glad I spotted the article before it vanished |
TexasLawyer |
Sep-05-07 12:32 AM |
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Like everything else in Bushworld, as long as it is scrubbed, it never happened. |
Bluebear |
Sep-05-07 12:34 AM |
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Just a mystery. |
lonestarnot |
Sep-05-07 01:15 AM |
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Must have a bad link here is the right page |
sce56 |
Sep-05-07 01:58 AM |
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ROFL!!! |
Megahurtz |
Sep-05-07 01:42 PM |
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Your comment may be too subtle for the Majority, Megahurtz. |
Ghost Dog |
Sep-05-07 04:37 PM |
#118 |
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I Know, |
Megahurtz |
Sep-05-07 06:36 PM |
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The article is spreading! n/t |
BadgerKid |
Sep-05-07 10:25 AM |
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The OP left the trainling "/" off the URL. |
drm604 |
Sep-05-07 02:00 AM |
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Hey I beat you to it by two minutes! |
sce56 |
Sep-05-07 02:08 AM |
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No - it's a bug with the DU messageboard siftware |
bananas |
Sep-05-07 02:46 AM |
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New link to article |
chwaliszewski |
Sep-05-07 03:57 AM |
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isn't it great how the TV media is all over this--Reliable Sources?? |
Supersedeas |
Sep-07-07 06:50 AM |
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Naw, they just moved it, they do that shit frequently--here's the link, it's ALL there... |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 04:20 AM |
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IT's gone |
WileEcoyote |
Sep-05-07 08:30 AM |
#68 |
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They simply UPDATED the story.All need to cease with the paranoia. |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 08:56 PM |
#133 |
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It's still showing on San Francisco Gate |
Sequoia |
Sep-05-07 10:54 AM |
#93 |
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No mystery |
Kelvin Mace |
Sep-05-07 09:04 PM |
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A whole chain of people who screwed up--munitions, weapons loaders, crew chiefs, maybe |
wienerdoggie |
Sep-05-07 12:29 AM |
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I used to interact with nuke warheads in the Navy... |
Shipwack |
Sep-05-07 03:40 AM |
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Well, this was the AIR FORCE that fucked up, not the Navy!! |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 04:24 AM |
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What needs to be down-sized is the nuclear arsenal |
Eagle_Eye |
Sep-05-07 05:47 AM |
#45 |
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True, true, but... |
Shipwack |
Sep-05-07 05:02 PM |
#120 |
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Get a load of this, from the latest reports--MASSIVE CLUSTERFUCK! |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 09:10 PM |
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I agree - I was an "unlock" team member while in the U.S.A.F. |
DrDan |
Sep-05-07 08:36 AM |
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I was on a FBM submarine for 4 years at sea on and off. We handled nuclear missiles several times |
nealmhughes |
Sep-05-07 10:20 PM |
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plausible deniability? |
Supersedeas |
Sep-11-07 11:00 AM |
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Here's another link to the article |
TexasLawyer |
Sep-05-07 12:44 AM |
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'which left the warheads unaccounted for during the approximately 3 1/2 hour flight' |
Bluebear |
Sep-05-07 12:51 AM |
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Nuclear personnel are supposed to know where every nuke is, every second of the day. |
BadgerLaw2010 |
Sep-05-07 04:15 PM |
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"Accident?" Or, maybe, nefarious plans that weren't executed? |
PSPS |
Sep-05-07 12:54 AM |
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Um...test run anyone? |
jgraz |
Sep-05-07 12:55 AM |
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Dry runs are worse than the hershey squirts. |
lonestarnot |
Sep-05-07 01:13 AM |
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I think you nailed it, test run that was leaked. IMHO of course. |
sarcasmo |
Sep-05-07 03:21 PM |
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It's certainly an INCOMPETENT method of getting America used to an old paradigm once more. |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 09:04 PM |
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Mistakenly? |
Whoa_Nelly |
Sep-05-07 12:58 AM |
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Mistakenly? Indeed |
donheld |
Sep-05-07 01:15 AM |
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Imagine the pilots afte they landed... |
krispos42 |
Sep-05-07 01:14 AM |
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At least they didn't go on a practice bombing run |
IndianaGreen |
Sep-05-07 02:03 AM |
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Actually, nuclear weapons are never armed during transport. |
TheWraith |
Sep-05-07 02:41 AM |
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That's what I meant. |
krispos42 |
Sep-05-07 02:21 PM |
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"Say, that looks like part of a nuclear warhead" |
TheWraith |
Sep-05-07 04:27 PM |
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Tragic accident (especially for the 7 immediately dead). Meanwhile, in the ongoing real world: |
Ghost Dog |
Sep-05-07 05:33 PM |
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I heard there's a lost nuke in the ocean off of Georgia, too |
krispos42 |
Sep-06-07 01:09 AM |
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Armed or not is irrelevent. They won't explode on a crash. |
BadgerLaw2010 |
Sep-05-07 06:22 AM |
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but they will crack up on impact, and spread nice little |
antifaschits |
Sep-05-07 08:07 AM |
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not a big deal, Pu239 isn't that dangerous. |
Sirveri |
Sep-05-07 09:26 AM |
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But NASA gets a boatload of fire from the environmentalists... |
krispos42 |
Sep-05-07 02:31 PM |
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The concern with the plutonium in NASA's launches is a Challenger-type disaster. |
BadgerLaw2010 |
Sep-05-07 04:11 PM |
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Ah, but imagine the amorous atmosphere... |
krispos42 |
Sep-06-07 01:10 AM |
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Oh, I know. But chunks of plutonium are not something to be taken lightly. n/t |
krispos42 |
Sep-05-07 02:32 PM |
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If the plane crashed, there'd be no mushroom cloud, but certainly not a good thing. |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 09:14 PM |
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OMFG! |
pirhana |
Sep-05-07 01:21 AM |
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The Officier is at fault |
burrowowl |
Sep-05-07 01:32 AM |
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I bet one thing is for sure |
pirhana |
Sep-05-07 01:34 AM |
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When we fuck up in the Air Force, we fuck up BIG! |
MrScorpio |
Sep-05-07 01:23 AM |
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Pure coincidence that it was the Navy Times that published the story |
IndianaGreen |
Sep-05-07 02:09 AM |
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No--ALL the "Military Times" papers had it--Army, Navy, USAF, USMC. |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 04:29 AM |
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No wonder why we can't control nukes in Russia, Iraq or anywhere else |
pirhana |
Sep-05-07 01:40 AM |
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"Air Combat Command will have a command-wide mission stand down Sept. 14" |
satya |
Sep-05-07 01:52 AM |
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I hope that means that some heads are gonna roll. |
pirhana |
Sep-05-07 02:06 AM |
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Getting all their birds and crews in order before sustained combat operations |
krispos42 |
Sep-05-07 02:07 AM |
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No sorties |
MrScorpio |
Sep-05-07 02:17 AM |
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Thanks, all; I'll sleep better now. This got me thinking about the 9-11-01 exercises |
satya |
Sep-05-07 02:34 AM |
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MAYBE---It Means that Bombing Iran Is OFF!! |
Demeter |
Sep-05-07 05:22 AM |
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Be on the lookout |
tnlurker |
Sep-05-07 07:29 AM |
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Sounds like it means the country will be undefended on Sept. 14th. |
MilesColtrane |
Sep-05-07 07:58 AM |
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Shit. A stand down in Sept when cheney is in a corner |
havocmom |
Sep-05-07 10:01 AM |
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that, to me, was the scariest part of the article |
arcane1 |
Sep-05-07 10:46 AM |
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My guess is it will almost certainly mean |
anotheryellowdog |
Sep-05-07 10:59 PM |
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Hmm, who are we going to "accidentally" nuke? |
Vidar |
Sep-05-07 02:05 AM |
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Opps... |
DRoseDARs |
Sep-05-07 02:38 AM |
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The weapons should never be out of their shipping containers |
formercia |
Sep-05-07 09:38 AM |
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Ah, at last somebody is acting to protect our precious bodily fluids. |
lvx35 |
Sep-05-07 02:38 AM |
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What. |
Dr_eldritch |
Sep-05-07 03:10 AM |
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Why were these missiles armed in the first place? |
colorado_ufo |
Sep-05-07 04:17 AM |
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Sure. They do that shit all the time. Any service with nukes does. |
MADem |
Sep-05-07 04:32 AM |
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Seems like there would be an overwhelming amount of security to overcome |
colorado_ufo |
Sep-06-07 04:26 AM |
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Yep, there's checklists up the ying yang. What some of my friends are postulating is that |
MADem |
Sep-06-07 01:25 PM |
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Mistake? MY FUCKING ASS!!!! |
liberal N proud |
Sep-05-07 05:21 AM |
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Nobody moves nukes without a lot of controls. |
formercia |
Sep-05-07 06:18 AM |
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So there was a big error and that requires a Stand Down to go over proceedure? |
havocmom |
Sep-05-07 10:07 AM |
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has your chocolate alert level been raised to Caramel? |
DS1 |
Sep-05-07 10:53 AM |
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Bleah! Life is too short to eat caramel |
havocmom |
Sep-05-07 06:18 PM |
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Hmm, where did we leave those pesky nukes? |
rox63 |
Sep-05-07 06:03 AM |
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BFD. A hydrogen bomb was actually dropped on Albuquerque |
LandOLincoln |
Sep-05-07 06:27 AM |
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LOL |
antifaschits |
Sep-05-07 08:09 AM |
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The US lost 11 altogether. Globally around 50 have been lost. |
Xithras |
Sep-05-07 01:49 PM |
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Cheney's trying to steal a bomb! IMO |
Joanne98 |
Sep-05-07 06:39 AM |
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Headed for Iran? |
BridgeTheGap |
Sep-05-07 07:11 AM |
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2 things come to mind here |
Gman |
Sep-05-07 07:15 AM |
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Good questions. I can't believe our military is so "sloppy" they |
Vinca |
Sep-05-07 07:26 AM |
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Or creating just enough worry to justify the Stand Down? |
havocmom |
Sep-05-07 10:10 AM |
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2 responses |
Pavulon |
Sep-09-07 09:20 AM |
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Interesting |
KC2 |
Sep-05-07 07:26 AM |
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not one link worked for me. except the one from 1957. |
Peggy Day |
Sep-05-07 07:41 AM |
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Maybe.. |
JawJaw |
Sep-05-07 07:41 AM |
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1. Heads better fucking roll over this |
Odin2005 |
Sep-05-07 07:47 AM |
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Here's a local news link that works (with video). |
Skinner |
Sep-05-07 07:54 AM |
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I can't even get any of the Military Times' home pages to load |
Rose Siding |
Sep-05-07 08:26 AM |
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MSNBC is reporting on this now as breaking news. |
wienerdoggie |
Sep-05-07 08:07 AM |
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This happened last thurday though apparently |
shadowknows69 |
Sep-05-07 08:39 AM |
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Whoops! Good thing they didn't end up getting loaded on a plane to Iraq |
JVS |
Sep-05-07 08:09 AM |
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Another Dick Cheney moment... |
whistle |
Sep-05-07 08:28 AM |
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BushSpin - Iranian Radical Freedom Haters Smuggle Nukes aboard Peaceful B-52 |
paparush |
Sep-05-07 08:30 AM |
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OMG |
lonestarnot |
Sep-05-07 09:12 AM |
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You mean BUFF's, right? |
BrotherBuzz |
Sep-05-07 11:08 AM |
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Wouldn't someone need Presidential clearance |
shadowknows69 |
Sep-05-07 08:37 AM |
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They woke the bushitler up. He rolled over and said |
lonestarnot |
Sep-05-07 09:15 AM |
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No. |
Thothmes |
Sep-05-07 10:31 AM |
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Maybe That's Why |
Megahurtz |
Sep-05-07 02:09 PM |
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Two more sources: Air Force lost track of five nuclear missiles (Flew from ND to LA on August 30) |
seafan |
Sep-05-07 08:51 AM |
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Coming Soon to an Airport Near You! |
paparush |
Sep-05-07 09:20 AM |
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Mounted On The Wings Yet? |
Megahurtz |
Sep-05-07 02:04 PM |
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They forgot Rule Number One of cruise missile safety |
slackmaster |
Sep-05-07 09:31 AM |
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Just a little "oops" there guys. |
Desertrose |
Sep-05-07 09:48 AM |
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Please, please - explain the stand down. My gut has been telling |
higher class |
Sep-05-07 10:00 AM |
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In the military, when a unit screws up royally, they stand down, which |
wienerdoggie |
Sep-05-07 10:37 AM |
#89 |
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Why Sep 14? Why not Aug 31? Thanks for your reply. |
higher class |
Sep-05-07 12:20 PM |
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Well, one could claim it takes a bit of planning... |
Shipwack |
Sep-05-07 04:51 PM |
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THIS IS BEING SAFER IN A POST 9/11 WORLD??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? |
LSK |
Sep-05-07 10:02 AM |
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Now another reason why we should have no nukes! |
Crowman1979 |
Sep-05-07 10:16 AM |
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"Mistakenly" |
bamacrat |
Sep-05-07 10:20 AM |
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Hurricanes |
Summer93 |
Sep-05-07 11:29 AM |
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BBC LINK HERE |
DS1 |
Sep-05-07 10:43 AM |
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We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when |
Orrex |
Sep-05-07 10:59 AM |
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Turgidson advocates a further nuclear attack to prevent a Soviet response to Ripper's attack |
Buck Turgidson |
Sep-05-07 11:18 AM |
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Navy flying B-52s now? |
mahatmakanejeeves |
Sep-05-07 11:28 AM |
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Careless dumb bunch of bastards. |
The_Casual_Observer |
Sep-05-07 11:29 AM |
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Just a little somthing for Putin to ponder |
ohio2007 |
Sep-05-07 11:53 AM |
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some guy on cnn said heads will roll. oh really? i'll believe that when i see it. n/t |
orleans |
Sep-05-07 12:42 PM |
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Oh, people will be fired for this. Someone(s) at Minot lost five nukes for 3 1/2 hours. |
BadgerLaw2010 |
Sep-05-07 04:18 PM |
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Oh But We Don't Have Nuclear Weapons |
Megahurtz |
Sep-05-07 01:37 PM |
#103 |
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Damn. |
Ghost Dog |
Sep-05-07 02:02 PM |
#106 |
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Minot Air Force Base’s Northern Neighbors open house and air show Saturday |
Snazzy |
Sep-05-07 03:10 PM |
#112 |
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Interesting comments from Navy Times readers |
TexasLawyer |
Sep-05-07 05:18 PM |
#121 |
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"Bigger picture here folks........ |
chill_wind |
Sep-05-07 07:07 PM |
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Im surprised that they didn't blame al qaida |
Orrin_73 |
Sep-05-07 06:39 PM |
#125 |
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I think this story should be tied to the put-options story - I don't |
higher class |
Sep-05-07 07:59 PM |
#127 |
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There has to be more to the story..... |
Bennyboy |
Sep-05-07 08:13 PM |
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Yep, we only have to figure out which city is going to do it for them - |
higher class |
Sep-05-07 08:18 PM |
#129 |
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I suspect a made for tee-vee CNN Psy-Ops story intended for Putin. |
chill_wind |
Sep-05-07 08:46 PM |
#130 |
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I am soo glad it didn't crash into any "towers" |
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel |
Sep-05-07 08:50 PM |
#131 |
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Accidentally? Forgot? |
Baby Snooks |
Sep-05-07 09:58 PM |
#138 |
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Psyops? Fiction? A terrible blunder? |
entanglement |
Sep-05-07 10:16 PM |
#139 |
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maybe a cry for help? and that is why the story was leaked? |
orleans |
Sep-05-07 11:05 PM |
#143 |
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Maybe it was a test run... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Sep-05-07 10:42 PM |
#141 |
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I'm glad they didn't, er, drop one. Ahem. nt |
calteacherguy |
Sep-05-07 11:18 PM |
#144 |
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What a load of unbelievable crap -- and the Navy Times is reporting it -- ???? hmmmm |
defendandprotect |
Sep-05-07 11:34 PM |
#145 |
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A mix up "mistake" could allow George to do some nuclear damage while only "intending" . . . . |
defendandprotect |
Sep-05-07 11:36 PM |
#146 |
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Mistake my ass.....the discovery fucked up a PLOT of some sort...IMHO |
opihimoimoi |
Sep-06-07 06:13 AM |
#150 |
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Stand down September 14? |
yojon |
Sep-06-07 02:56 PM |
#152 |
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The Shortage of Virgins was met by a RUSH ORDER of those Vinyl HOOTERs with 6 batteries |
opihimoimoi |
Sep-06-07 08:51 PM |
#153 |
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Talk about national security issue! - why has this story been allowed leaked to us? |
Imagevision |
Sep-06-07 09:32 PM |
#154 |
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Fallout Continues From Bomber Flight |
Snazzy |
Sep-07-07 02:25 PM |
#156 |
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"...and had a hard time convincing superiors..." |
havocmom |
Sep-07-07 07:02 PM |
#157 |
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Key to success: the “little brown book” |
seemslikeadream |
Sep-07-07 08:02 PM |
#158 |
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Inside Job |
The Pundit |
Sep-08-07 05:15 PM |
#159 |
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Would you like to buy a W80-1 warhead? |
leaninglib |
Sep-08-07 10:55 PM |
#160 |
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