Oops. Was it my turn to keep track of the nuclear missiles?

[shereads]

I feel just awful about this.

Apparently, I or whoever's turn it was to watch America's stash of nukes, allowed six missiles to be loaded onto an aircraft without the pilots' knowledge and flown across the United States.

There was never any danger to the public, because of the safeguards.

Not the safeguards that are intended to track the missiles' location - those safeguards were totally fucked! - but the ones that keep them from exploding.

 

[shereads]

Other news from Literotica's Missing Explosives Department:

Bomb squad truck sold at auction with explosives on board

 

[shereads]

Who needs terrorists?

 

[MagicaPractica]

See how you are? Give me back the keys to the liquor cabinet now. *stern look*

 

[Liar]

Bombs? Eh. I'm still trying to figger out where my shoes are. I need to take out the trash, and it's cold tonight, dammit.

 

[human_male]

You make it sound like they're dangerous or something.

 

[TxRad]

Who needs terrorists?

Apparently not us.......

No I won't take off the glasses, I don't want to go blind when the nuke goes off in your back pocket.....

 

[Trombonus]

*goes to check eBay*

 

[TE999]

"Dr. Strangelove...paging Dr. Strangelove."

"Report to the secret bunker immediately...whoops!"

'General Turgidson...report to the same bunker that really isn't there under the Pentagon...whoops again!"

"President Muffley...report to.......mrphhhhhhhhhhh....'click'


"We'll meet again. Don't know where, don't know when....."

 

[rgraham666]

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

 

[Edward Teach]

Well, don't blame me, I'm busy keeping up with the alert colors.

and the pending bird flu pandemic

 

[only_more_so]

I feel just awful about this.

Apparently, I or whoever's turn it was to watch America's stash of nukes, allowed six missiles to be loaded onto an aircraft without the pilots' knowledge and flown across the United States.

There was never any danger to the public, because of the safeguards.

Not the safeguards that are intended to track the missiles' location - those safeguards were totally fucked! - but the ones that keep them from exploding.

Did you ever see the movie Broken Arrow, with John Travolta and Christian Slater? There was a great line, "I don't know what's scarier, losing a nuclear weapon or that it happens so often there's actually a term for it." In the movie they call it a broken arrow, although apparently it is really called an empty quiver.

Anyway, I don't see what the big deal is. The missles weren't lost, they were just misfiled for a little while. Plus, the press actually knows about it, so there isn't some sort of terrible coverup.

Not that the government should intentionally screw up and then publicize the screwup to show how transparent the government is...

 

[McKenna]

I think the plan is to plant them in Iraq. This was just a test-run. If one can get them across the country without incident, why not halfway 'round the world?

Bush will have his justification, damn it! Now see what you've done?!

 

[THROBBS]

So that's what these things are!
Some big camouflage trucks (which I could barely see, because... well they were camouflaged) stopped at the house and unloaded a half dozen Steel Cones. The were labeled "Top Secret" and "Perfectly Safe" and "Keep away from Open Flames, Small Children and Terrorists".

 

[Guest]

We can't even find our own WMD's!

 

[THROBBS]

We can't even find our own WMD's!

SNORT!

 

[Guest]

SNORT!

Use a hanky.

 

[THROBBS]

Use a hanky.

oops

Thanks!

 

[3113]

Anyway, I don't see what the big deal is. The missles weren't lost, they were just misfiled for a little while.

Yeah, Shereads? What's the big deal? A few missiles get misfiled and you hyperventilate. So, the government isn't the best housekeeper. You act like this was irresponsible or something....

Plus, the press actually knows about it, so there isn't some sort of terrible coverup.

Yeah. I mean, just think, if this is the news we hear about, consider what disasters are being kept from us.

 

[shereads]

when the nuke goes off in your back pocket...

Are you implying that my ass is fat?

 

[THROBBS]

Are you implying that my ass is fat?

he's saying "Itz Da BOMB!"

 

[S-Des]

We can't even find our own WMD's!

Snerk

 

[rgraham666]

The US has tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. It's not surprising they should misplace a couple.

 

[Belegon]

We can't even find our own WMD's!

fucking classic post!

 

[THROBBS]

I'm sure they are taking inventory now!

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