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TwilightGardener

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5. Judging by the negative responses above, I guess everyone is cool

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 11:19 AM

Jul 2014

with nuclear officers cheating on tests, selling drugs, failing inspections, and just generally being disgruntled or disinterested in their missions. I'm glad the Pentagon isn't. The world kind of depends on these people doing their jobs perfectly.

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Defense chief Chuck Hagel calls for renewed focus on nation’s nukes [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2014 OP

not this shit again... KG Jul 2014 #1

Hagel is and always has been a Republican Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #2

How about a renewed focus on disarming those nukes? Crowman1979 Jul 2014 #3

Sigh... In the words of the late George Carlin... Amonester Jul 2014 #4

Judging by the negative responses above, I guess everyone is cool TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #5

I'm more worried about Russian nukes. onehandle Jul 2014 #6

Much progress HAS been made. In 1991, under Bush I, the Nunn-Lugar threat reduction bill... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #8

Securing OUR loose nukes is a good thing. There is no excuse for the lapses in security at our bases FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #7