sfgate.com — A Pentagon project to modify its deadliest nuclear missile for use as a conventional weapon against targets such as North Korea and Iran could set off an alarm in Russia and unwittingly spark an atomic war, two weapons experts warned.
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Dr. Strangelove: I would not rule out the chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimens. It would be quite easy... heh, heh... (He rolls his wheelchair forward into the light.) at the bottom of ah...some of our deeper mineshafts. Radioactivity would never penetrate a mine some thousands of feet deep, and in a matter of weeks, sufficient improvements in drilling space could easily be provided.President Merkin Muffley: How long would you have to stay down there?Dr. Strangelove: ...I would think that uh, possibly uh... one hundred years... It would not be difficult Mein Fuehrer! Nuclear reactors could, heh... I'm sorry, Mr. President. Nuclear reactors could provide power almost indefinitely. Greenhouses could maintain plant life. Animals could be bred and slaughtered. A quick survey would have to be made of all the available mine sites in the country, but I would guess that dwelling space for several hundred thousands of our people could easily be provided.President Merkin Muffley: Well, I, I would hate to have to decide... who stays up and... who goes down.Dr. Strangelove: Well, that would not be necessary, Mr. President. It could easily be accomplished with a computer. And a computer could be set and programmed to accept factors from youth, health, sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross-section of necessary skills. Of course, it would be absolutely vital that our top government and military men be included to foster and impart the required principles of leadership and tradition.
darkphoen1xOct 7, 2006
+ digg for KMFDM...and for stating the truth. who knows how long it will take, maybe tomarrow, maybe 1000 years, but something will happen.
moovitzOct 7, 2006
@ ezra802I bet it's about allofmp3.com!
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redsoxers: Except for when they're actually attacking...which is what they (the Russians) might think was happening!This is why the Russians, US and other countries mutually notify each other of any launches.All of the countries that launch or test missiles announce their intentions weeks or even months beforehand to avoid misunderstandings. Sometimes they will even invite observers.No country is stupid or crazy (which is why we are leary of Iran and NK). They do NOT want to invite a hail storm of nuclear weapons. I return to my original point: this article overstates the danger of accidental nuclear war. The procedure for the US to launch nukes has layers and layers of precautions. There are redundancies throughout the system to insure that enough C3I survives a first strike to retaliate.
jeffiekOct 8, 2006
@jamessavik"From the article: ?It was a false alarm started aboard a satellite"Uhhh... yeah. Why do you think it makes the news whenever Iran or NK announce a missile test. They aren't stupid. They know that they are being monitored. They don't want to get nuked by mistake any more than we do.If you are going to cite an article, it is best to read it."Hey genius, nobody's worried about the launches that get announced. It's the ones that don't get announced and the false alarms that can escalate that people worry about.The unannounced, intentional beginning of a nuclear war obviously hasn't happened (yet), but the false alarms have happened and will continue to happen. Not only did I read the article, I actually understood it.
gerrydamanOct 9, 2006
Umm...this is pretty scary. I'm teaching English Seoul, just about 100 miles away from the DMZ. The situation here isn't as tense as the media is making it out to be, but it's still a relevant issue. Should I be contacting the Canadian Embassy anytime soon?My teaching English in Korea blog:<a class="user" href="http://thedailykimchi.blogspot.com">http://thedailykimchi.blogspot.com</a>