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13. Well... as long as we're spending it on something really, REALLY useful for once...

Wed May 14, 2025, 02:26 PM

May 14

Hey, people come and go; nothing says "committed" like an ICBM, and we're practically a month away from Father's Day.

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U.S. to spend $1 trillion on nuclear weapons over next decade [View all] BumRushDaShow May 14 OP

Who gets rich on an arms build up? Irish_Dem May 14 #1

George Carlin said it best: Initech May 14 #7

A national treasure gone far too soon. MarineCombatEngineer May 14 #12

Yes the US military industrial complex. Irish_Dem May 14 #17

People/Corporations who give loads of "free speech" to all two parties. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus May 14 #18

No thank you. I prefer my Medicare and Social Security. no_hypocrisy May 14 #2

I'm surprised it's only $100 Billion a year, unfortunately. Silent Type May 14 #4

Two questions: where will this money come from... ananda May 14 #8

Looks like the national lab in Los Alamos womanofthehills May 15 #21

How come nobody mentioned that Eloon is in nuclear weapons business? Wonder Why May 14 #9

How exactly? EX500rider May 14 #15

Some people just positively, absolutely need this: Wonder Why May 15 #19

Don't really read sig lines....and: EX500rider May 15 #22

and they don't make me feel, well, safer. twodogsbarking May 14 #10

Primarily maintenance - minimal upgrades. NoMoreRepugs May 14 #14