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27. A lot of money

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:43 AM

Sep 2012

350 billion is a lot of money. And I don't think the US can afford that. Hopefully it might prove a good opportunity to reduce the nuclear arsenal.

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U.S. military to ‘modernize’ nuclear arsenal: report [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

They were MIRVing decades ago jberryhill Sep 2012 #8

God Bless America! n/t AZ Progressive Sep 2012 #3

God bless LilSol Sep 2012 #26

But who gets that money? jberryhill Sep 2012 #9

You can say that again, my fellow American. Judi Lynn Sep 2012 #12

Nukes, for what they do, are one of the cheapest weapon systems we have 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #28

Regardless of your opinions on nuke weapons. longship Sep 2012 #4

We don't need a 5,000 nuke upgrade... Ash_F Sep 2012 #10

I wholeheartedly agree. longship Sep 2012 #13

The US is using up Soviet nuclear warheads as commercial reactor fuel Kolesar Sep 2012 #15

I know, and that's a good thing. longship Sep 2012 #16

In an alternate universe, there is no tomorrow Kolesar Sep 2012 #17

That alternate universe is also known as Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #23

The silos all have tacky 60's decor jberryhill Sep 2012 #6

If we truly wanted to "modernize" our nuclear arsenal, Volaris Sep 2012 #7

Well said/ Ash_F Sep 2012 #11

Scrap the nuclear subs and the F-35 porkjet Kolesar Sep 2012 #14

The nuclear subs theenemyiswithin Sep 2012 #18

link to the so-called analysis please theenemyiswithin Sep 2012 #20

. Kolesar Sep 2012 #21

Not seeing any thing on the subject at the site theenemyiswithin Sep 2012 #22

A lot of money Franker65 Sep 2012 #27