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Nato in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The boomers are always on active alert, so would standby be a step down? I didn't get what this would do. Everything is already ready to launch quickly and has been for decades.

[–] bbigras@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah. It just sounds like silly war marketing.