I couldn't help but wonder if the tests were a form of posturing

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RobVG — 2/11/2012 1:03:18 AM (archived)

Were they just a product of showmanship and one-uppance, along the lines of the space race?

Did it go hand in hand with the never ending pursuit of first strike capability which amounted to the a ridiculous amount of nukes we have now?

A case of too many tests, too many nukes.

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Some things are better. - bowser - 2/7/2012 6:24:40 PM
- The testing, animated - RobVG - 2/8/2012 2:03:00 AM
  - I couldn't help but wonder if the tests were a form of posturing - RobVG - 2/11/2012 1:03:18 AM
  - Except for the first 40 or so, all those nuclear explosions took place in my lifetime. - Robert - 2/10/2012 5:36:19 PM
  - Re: The testing, animated - bowser - 2/10/2012 5:00:59 AM
  - Re: The testing, animated - ER - 2/8/2012 3:52:23 AM
    - Re: The testing, animated - bowser - 2/10/2012 7:51:31 PM
- Re: Some things are better. - ER - 2/7/2012 8:08:05 PM
  - Re: Some things are better. - bowser - 2/7/2012 8:52:17 PM
    - Re: Some things are better. - ER - 2/7/2012 9:56:35 PM
      - Neutron source - RobVG - 2/8/2012 2:21:46 AM
        
        Re: Neutron source - ER - 2/8/2012 3:14:05 AM
        
        Re: Neutron source - RobVG - 2/8/2012 4:03:04 AM
        
        Re: Neutron source - ER - 2/8/2012 3:22:32 AM
      - Re: Some things are better. - bowser - 2/7/2012 11:21:46 PM

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