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Re:SpaceX says its rocket performed exactly as intended in Z... by ddalex on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:24PM (#16110250)
The Peacemaker is a 1990's movie with this exact plot.
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Re:SpaceX says its rocket performed exactly as intended in Z... by goldenkey on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @10:27PM (#16112355)
It's also the name of one of the most popular revolvers in American history. [1]

I don't know what it's called but I love when something is nicknamed for the antithesis of what it's meant to do: guns/nukes -- killing people. Peacemaker? You be the judge... [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction

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Re:SpaceX says its rocket performed exactly as intended in Z... by njarboe on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:35AM (#16112953)
Si vis pacem, para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war. Roman proverb.

So far nukes have kept the great nations out of war, but the possible Black Swan event of a large nuclear exchange is a doozy.

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