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June 30, 2012 10:42 am PDT
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Russia's nuclear sledgehammers
Russia's nuclear missile bunkers reportedly come standard-issue with a sledgehammer whose designated purpose is smashing open the safe containing the launch-codes, should the combination not work: The sledgehammer's existence first came to light in 1980, when a group of inspecting officers from the General Staff visiting Strategic Missile Forces headquarters asked General Georgy Novikov what [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sWE5uPG7WRc/russias-nuclear-sledgehammer.html
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