
Paired: Nuclear Mishaps (w/ Radio Diaries)
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Damascus Nuclear Weapon Accidents
Military records show two kinds of mishaps with nuclear weapons: bent spears and broken arrows. The last official broken arrow that we know about is the missile that exploded in arkansas, when jeff plum and dave powel dropped a tool. An accident like damascus could never happen again, because our missiles no longer use liquid fuels. But there are other risks including enemies hacking into missile systems over the inner net or low morale among those who maintain and operate our nuclear arsenal.
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