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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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  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.

  3. 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.

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

    The design is so advanced it suspends causality.