On Nov 23, 2007 3:54 PM, Juha-Matti Laurio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> BBC's Newsnight reports: > > "Newsnight has discovered that until the early days of the Blair > government the RAF's nuclear bombs were armed by turning a bicycle lock > key." > > And later: > "The Bomb is actually armed by inserting a bicycle lock key into the > arming switch and turning it through 90 degrees. > There is no code which needs to be entered or dual key system to prevent a > rogue individual from arming the Bomb." > > More at > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7097101.stm > > Sorry, this is late but reportedly the program was seen on Newsnight on > Thursday, 15 November, 2007 at 10.30pm on BBC TWO. > > The brits had nukes? I,.. I thought they just rented them from unkie sam... I bet the protesters at Greenham Commons were surely shocked to learn this.. :)
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