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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:18:28 UTC Bernie

   How Many Nuclear Missiles Can the United States Intercept?

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pA2tDKzzoI

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:22:18 UTC Bernie

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     If the Department of Defense spent most of its budget on actual defense, I'd be all in favor of giving them all the money they need.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:23:28 UTC Bernie

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     Intercepting nuclear warheads before they hit a city is so difficult, but it might save millions of human lives one day not too far away 😰

   • Peter Bjørn ☯️🌗 (neglesaks@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:25:56 UTC Peter Bjørn ☯️🌗

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     @codewiz We need laser interception devices.

     Good thing the US has been working on those for 20+ years, and they are currently able to shoot down artillery grenades in-flight.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:33:22 UTC Bernie

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     Ideally, the nuclear arms race would reach a point where launching hundreds of ICBMs is ineffective because they'd all be destroyed in flight before hitting their targets. 🚀

     Cynically, this is the only scenario in which disarmament is ever likely to happen. 🌈

     The world's leaders are _not_ going to give up their nukes for peace and love. ✌❤

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 01-Aug-2022 18:51:56 UTC Bernie

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     Truly sorry for ruining everybody's Monday with such negative thoughts... Here, let's play a fun game!

     #retrogaming

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2022 04:58:58 UTC Bernie

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     • wizzwizz4

     @wizzwizz4 Missile Command:
     https://archive.org/details/arcade_missile

   • wizzwizz4 (wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2022 04:58:59 UTC wizzwizz4

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     @codewiz Which game is this? I've played it before, but I don't remember what it's called.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2022 17:56:24 UTC Bernie

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     • Kaito

     @kai Wasn't the United Nations founded to prevent future wars? They seem to be completely failing their mandate.

   • Kaito (kai@ajin.la)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2022 17:56:26 UTC Kaito

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     @codewiz especially not after what happened to Ukraine 😳

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2022 18:00:16 UTC Bernie

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     • Peter Bjørn ☯️🌗

     @neglesaks The video talks briefly about those too. The problem seems to be that atmospheric scattering limits the range, and the fact that only the booster can be effectively targeted by the laser, which means sending a plane deep into enemy territory.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Aug-2022 06:53:45 UTC Bernie

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     • Kaito

     @kai And do these books also tell how to fix the UN?

     Our lives literally depend on maintaining peace and stability at global scale...

   • Kaito (kai@ajin.la)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Aug-2022 06:53:48 UTC Kaito

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     @codewiz books are being written about this 😅