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Labs Compete to Build New Nuclear Bomb

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who-is-tha-bomb-at-makin'-bombs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that two labs are currently competing to design the first new nuclear bomb in twenty years. The new bomb was approved as a part of the 2006 defense spending bill. From the article: 'Proponents of the project say the U.S. would lose its so-called "strategic deterrent" unless it replaces its aging arsenal of about 6,000 bombs, which will become potentially unreliable within 15 years. A new, more reliable weapon, they say, would help the nation reduce its stockpile.'"

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  1. Strangelove by Jediman1138 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeeehaw!

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    1. Re:Strangelove by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 4, Funny

      I am so glad they spelled "lose" correctly there...

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  2. Perhaps... by Microsift · · Score: 5, Funny

    If there were a greater investment in grammar checking programs, the article's headline would be readable.

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    1. Re:Perhaps... by TaggartAleslayer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Take a swig of Vodka and pronounce it with a Russian accent. It sounds ok.

      "Labs Compete to Built New Nuclear Bomb"

      Take another couple of swigs of Vodka and it somehow sounds even better.

      "Lab Completes two Built Nude Nuclear Boobs"

      Now finish the bottle as you ponder how the term 'fall-out' would apply to the last reading.

    2. Re:Perhaps... by RsG · · Score: 4, Funny

      Weapons of mass distraction? :-P

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    3. Re:Perhaps... by x2A · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Weapons of mass distraction?"

      Weapons of mass terbation?

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  3. Old hat by DigiShaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pfftt, please! Such old technology. Shouldn't we be building anti-matter bombs these days?

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    1. Re:Old hat by RsG · · Score: 4, Funny

      Antimatter is so old fashioned. Bring on the singularity weapons and matter-energy conversion beams, I say!

      Actually, can you imagine what a pain in the ass antimatter weapons would be? One power failure, and BOOM - say goodbye to your stockpile, and most of the continent you were storing it on.

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  4. The Headline is Wrong by SpottedKuh · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think they meant, "Labs Compete to Built New Nuke-u-ler Bomb."

  5. So now it's official by Trogre · · Score: 3, Funny

    The US is confirmed to be producing weapons of mass destruction.

    Who's up for 'liberating' them?

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    1. Re:So now it's official by Frangible · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, you're not supporting the troops. It's ok for the US to do it, because the US would never use a weapon of mass destruction like a nuke against a civilian population.

    2. Re:So now it's official by kcbanner · · Score: 3, Funny
      You forgot the accent:

      Libratn'

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    3. Re:So now it's official by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who's up for 'liberating' them?

      No no no, we only need to liberate countries that are run by mad men. You know the type that torture people, spy on their citizens, and violate international law.

  6. Labs Compete to Built New Nuclear Bomb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The design is so advanced it suspends causality.

  7. Many new designs in past 20 years by HermanAB · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why doesn't the US just buy some new designs from South Africa, Israel, India or Pakistan?

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  8. outsource by Fry-kun · · Score: 4, Funny

    hey, let's outsource this project...
    xD

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