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goobster · 3282 days ago · link · · parent · post: 1950s U.S. Nuclear Target List Offers Chilling Insight
That's just... nutz. Here's my story: My friend was a locksmith with the Navy. During SALT Treaty inspections (when we let the Russians peek into our nuclear arsenal and count warheads), she would work ahead of the Russian crew, quickly picking the locks and opening the chambers. A couple of the Navy crewmen would then grab the ordinance, close the door and relock it, then run around the other side of the ship, and put them back into the containers the Russians already searched, thereby maintaining a larger arsenal than what the Russians could find. Cue "Yakkity-sax" soundtrack.