@FUCKER@lemmy.worldM to internet funeral@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago☢lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down122
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoI remember a lot of fear about “free nukes” at the time. And fearmongering about them being suitcase-sized as well.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoNo, that was real. The Soviets had suitcase nukes. No idea where they went. I like to believe most arms dealers don’t want to be anywhere near that sort of ordinance.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoMaybe not, and even if they did, they likely don’t work anymore: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21723693
I remember a lot of fear about “free nukes” at the time. And fearmongering about them being suitcase-sized as well.
No, that was real. The Soviets had suitcase nukes. No idea where they went. I like to believe most arms dealers don’t want to be anywhere near that sort of ordinance.
Maybe not, and even if they did, they likely don’t work anymore: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21723693