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Originally Posted by RobH4413
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I know a guy who knows a guy(yeah yeah I know) who worked in the nuclear wing of the defense dept in the late 60's and early 70's. He was convinced most of our nuclear arsenal was faulty, hence why we had the big build ups, most might fail but enough would work to be a deterrent. It also was why we could reduce inventories later in the century when we knew better which mechanisms were the most reliable.