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If Guantanamo Bay closes, Detainees could be held at nuke base.
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| 47120-2 |
From The Tacoma News Tribune
| quote: | | WASHINGTON – Fort Lewis and the Navy’s submarine base at Bangor are among 17 facilities in the United States that could house suspected terrorists if the government closes the prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to a list prepared for the House Armed Services Committee. |
Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/...p-5737533c.html
Now if you don't know what the Navy's base at Bangor does...
| quote: | NSB Bangor's military history began in 1942 when it became the site for shipping ammunition to the Pacific theater during World War II. After the Navy purchased 7,676 acres (31 km˛) on Hood Canal near the town of Bangor for approximately $18.7 million, the U.S. Naval Magazine was established June 5, 1944 and began operations in January 1945.
From World War II, and through the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, until January 1973, Bangor continued its role as a U.S. Ammunition Depot responsible for shipping conventional weapons abroad.
The Navy announced the selection of Bangor as homeport for the first squadron of Trident submarines in 1973. On February 1, 1977, the SUBASE was officially activated. Naval Base Kitsap includes the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (47.717 N, 122.717 W) which services the Trident missiles carried by the submarines. |
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_Kitsap
For those who are still confused... Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) contains the following... :D
| quote: | 2,364 weapons reportedly assigned to Bangor are warheads for the Trident and cruise missiles carried by the submarines based there:
• 1,100 W76 warheadsfor Trident II D5 missiles. The W76, the mainstay of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, has a yield, or explosive force, of about 100 kilotons. That's more than six times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Each of the nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines at Bangor can carry up to 24 Trident II missiles. Those missiles in turn can be armed with up to eight W76 warheads apiece, or as many as 192 warheads per sub.
• 850 W76 warheads for Trident I C4 missiles. These warheads are inactive, as Bangor's subs have been upgraded to carry Trident II D5 missiles
• 264 W88 warheads for Trident II D5 missiles. The W88 has a yield of about 475 kilotons and is considered the most sophisticated thermonuclear weapon in the U.S. stockpile. Each of the 24 missiles on an Ohio-class nuclear submarine can carry eight W88 warheads.
• 150 W80-0 warheads for sea-launched cruise missiles (four Trident subs have been converted to carry cruise missiles rather than ballistic missiles and two of those subs are stationed at Bangor). |
Source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...ebbangor11.html
Now if you don't know what insanity is, read below... :p
| quote: | in·san·i·ty [in-san-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties. 1. the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.
2. Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity.
3. Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
4. extreme folly; senselessness; foolhardiness.
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| Purple |
| For those who dont know .. he is Nou with an Alt ID.. |
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| MrSquirrel |
Honestly, there is nothing "insane" about holding prisoners on the same base as nuclear weapons.
It is more insane to have someone who refuses to listen to reason having access to the launch codes than worrying about a bad guy being able to get out of a building designed to keep people in, and into one designed to keep people out without the hundreds of military personnel within 500yds knowing about it.
As far as the level of "concern" regarding any nuclear material getting into the hands of terrorists, the former Soviet facilities and the materials that were poorly accounted for during the cold war is much scarier. The most concerning is extremists overthrowing the Pakistani regime and having access to 50-200 nuclear weapons and the delivery systems that come with it.
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| 47120-2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Purple
For those who dont know .. he is Nou with an Alt ID.. |
You mean for those who care, which is no one besides you and MGS and the only reason you two care is because I am one of the many, many, many (read everyone on TA) people who are smarter and more articulate than you could ever wish to be.
MrS, lol, would you want terrorists sitting next to nuclear warheads 30 miles from your house? |
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| Purple |
| quote: | Originally posted by 47120-2
You mean for those who care, which is no one besides you and MGS and the only reason you two care is because I am one of the many, many, many (read everyone on TA) people who are smarter and more articulate than you could ever wish to be.
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Yeah whatever.. no need to get excited. |
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| 47120-2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Purple
Yeah whatever.. no need to get exited. |
How do you get exited? :conf: |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by 47120-2
How do you get exited? :conf: |
Look the reason you get suspended is because you are a douche bag. off nou. |
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| 47120-2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Look the reason you get suspended is because you are a douche bag. off nou. |
I'd really appreciate that you insult me in at least semi-decent English.
If you have nothing to contribute to this thread than please leave. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by 47120-2
I'd really appreciate that you insult me in at least semi-decent English.
If you have nothing to contribute to this thread than please leave. |
You are the one who is suppose to be gone. Not me. Quit breaking the rules and eventually you will be back as Nou. |
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| Purple |
| Nou you are a bowl full of dicks.:rolleyes: |
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| 47120-2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
You are the one who is suppose to be gone. Not me. Quit breaking the rules and eventually you will be back as Nou. |
No, Nou is gone forever apparently... :( |
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| idoru |
| Good job being mature and having an on-topic discussion. The whole "Nou is a c.unt" topic has been discussed plenty of times in the COR, there's no need to drag it out here. Grow up. :rolleyes: |
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