• SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      A military chud will eventually steal a nuke and then accidentally blow himself and his Nebraskan small town to smithereens.

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      Admit it? It's not a secret! We literally put it up on posters in government buildings as a reminder. We're stuck in a 1700s view of the world where are the countries are in a competition with each other and progress is a zero-sum game.

        • Quimby [any, any]
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          3 years ago

          Can't find a poster, but this informational pamphlet should give you a good idea! https://www.dni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/products/Govt_Best_Practices_Guide_Insider_Threat.pdf

          Dire warnings about companies losing "potential" revenue to "overseas competitors" through such nefarious practices as... hiring consultants to do work.

    • Owl [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      they’ll probably lose the launch codes or have neglected the infrastructure for so long it’ll blow up in the silo

      Don't forget the possibility of something failing in the cryptographic Rube Goldberg machine that links the launch codes to the nukes!