Labs Compete to Build New Nuclear Bomb

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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Re:Sweet

[TheDugong]

Ok then...

In Democratic America Nuclear Bombs You!

In America, only old people use nuclear bombs.

1. Build nuclear bombs
2. ???
3. Profit!

Anyone else...

Re:Remember Iran:

[CrazyJim1]

The Scenerio is that as soon as Iran gets a bomb, they're going to try and blow up Jerusalem with it. Iran hates Israel and the United States for supporting Israel. Iran's leader is an ex-terrorist, and Iran arms terrorists and encourages warfare and bloodshed without a trail that leads to them. Its like the mob, the big guy calls the hit, but you can't prove it. Basically an Atomic blast in a suitcase would wipe out Jerusalem, and people would suspect it to be Iran's fault, but no real way to prove it. I pray that Iran never gets nukes because they *will* use them ASAP.