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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by madengr on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:43PM (#14102421)
The production of nuclear weapons is under civilian control.
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by Chaebixi on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:49PM (#14102471)
> The production of nuclear weapons is under civilian control.

That's not what the comment was talking about. This is what I was responding to:

>> Military doesn't man the ICBMs. They are controlled by civilians

That's not talking about manufacturing, and it's a totally false statement.

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by snerbles on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:12PM (#14103572)
Sure, the DoE produces and "owns" the nukes, "loaning" them to the DoD for the deterrence mission.

Military personnel still turn the launch keys, when the order comes.

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