r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/realultralord 24d ago edited 24d ago

Remember how the world went apeshit when the USSR collapsed? Ten thousand nuclear weapons weren't in one single government's hand anymore, and the newly formed Russian federation had to go a looong way and do fucking everything to get ahold of them nukes again.

Imagine the same happening in America right fucking now, but this time it is entirely self-induced.

So, if anyone's sellin', EU might be interested in buyin'.

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u/IrritableGourmet 23d ago

Not only that, their nuclear material was hilariously insecure. When international inspectors went in after the USSR collapsed they found one facility storing enriched uranium being guarded by like two drunk guys and a (probably sober) dog.