I have a feeling they might plan on stationing interceptors at Vandenburg - probably not in Hawaii.

Bug off.

Good God.

Is... is that a Prius hearse parked in front of that Escape?

This is beyond absurd.

I’m not entirely sure why you’re so hellbent on this crusade.

I’d be surprised if the kid was convicted - I said I was fine with the charge.

I never rummaged through someone’s car when I was in middle school, and I’m fairly sure most middle schoolers don’t either.

I’m fine with charging the kid. It’d be nice if the parents could be done, too.

Yes, which is notable, although they never had an operational weapon.

I wouldn’t say the Vela incident is widely disbelieved. Plenty of analysts think it was some sort of nuclear explosion, likely with the South Africans and Israelis. France is a possibility. It’s far from settled.

The author isn’t wrong per se - I just think it’s worth including.

Sounds like a fascinating place. I’ve always been interested in post-Soviet states; I’ve spent enough time in one to enjoy the statues and whatnot, they never bothered taking them down in the smaller towns.

And the only one who would’ve needed it...

The realists would agree with you.

The test site? Sounds like an interesting story. What on Earth took you there?

That’s a good point, but to my—admittedly limited—understanding, that wasn’t a driving factor for the three countries in question. Indeed, I’d think that both Ukraine and Kazakhstan would have been able to maintain the weapons themselves, and probably the delivery systems, too.

Read the comment.

You’re right, but I’m not sure what the functional difference is - wether you developed them yourself or not, the fact that you have them is what matters.

That’s not really the case. Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (which you mention) all voluntarily gave up their nuclear weapons.