I find it kind of funny that in 1999 most people assumed the need for nuclear weapons was over and that we should close the labs or least one of of the labs. Also we should let a sleazy for profit people run them or that total nut like Nanos should be made director. Anyone who was at the labs from 1999 to 2015 saw that decay, loss of talent, and demoralization. LANL for example
took constant beatings in the press, constant attacks from politicians, calls to shut it down, people saying what is done in Los Alamos
that could not be done anywhere and so on.
At the same time there where plenty of people who said that Russia and China where long term threats. Anyone who said Russia would be an issue was simply laughed at. Also people pointed out that the constant long term beatings of the labs and privatization of the labs
might be noticed by our enemies.
Well here we are. Let us hope that after 20 years of decay that Russia knows that the US has a credible deterrent.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/russia-ukraine-war-putin-partial-mobilization_n_632ab2a1e4b0ed991abe589a
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11234251/America-hit-Russias-military-devastating-strike-Putin-nukes-Ukraine-says-general.html
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Bechtel baby!!!! Putin knows Bechtel delivers and shakes in his boots. We may end being vaporized but Bechtel made mint dime off of tanking the labs!!! Ca-ching...Ca-Ching!!!! Money for nothing.
Seems like WW3 is about to start if I just move to Cañada can I avoid the draft. Not dying for America’s political elites thank you very much
You can avoid the draft, but you can't avoid the radioactive fallout, and the absence of power, food, medical care, potable water, police protection, and all the rest of civil society that will collapse if nuclear war occurs.
9/22/2022 5:49 PM
Do try to keep up. Putin has had his FSB busily taking out any threatening sane heads for weeks.
9/23/2022 6:55 PM
Possible but I also heard there is a bunch of hard core Generals who all all for massive war and in fact Putin did invaded Ukraine to try and placate these guys.
9/24/2022 5:50 PM
Says the all-knowing sage on an anonymous blog.
Things are very dark right now. With Russia losing so badly they may use a nuke. Italy just elected a fascist leader, Trump may have given secrets to Russia. Crime is through the roof and America is deeply divided with 1/3 of the population wanting to destroy democracy. I feel very sad and upset. No wonder the stock market is declining people feel the US is broken and in many ways the world is broken. China is now starting be threat. It is amazing how much damage one man like Trump can do, kill millions in a pandemic, tank the economy, aid our enemy, try to overthrow the nation, and create 60 millions fascists. How did this happen?
I feel your pain, but I also think that the reason you "feel very sad and upset" is that 90% of what you believe isn't true. I'd suggest broadening your news sources to include a few that you think you don't agree with. Start slow so you don't get more "sad and upset," but stick with it - your perspective and understanding of what is really going on in the world will be less burdened.