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minus-squareItd4n@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAs much as I would love Colorado to depart the insanity, it will never happen. A ton of the nuclear ICBMs are here and it’s not like Washington will give that up.
minus-squareInucune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThose are negotiating chips. Less likely to be invaded if you have nukes at your disposal.
minus-squareWizardofFrobozz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoColorado has NORAD but that’s not where many of the silos are.
minus-squareItd4n@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=90th_Missile_Wing_LGM-30_Minuteman_Missile_Launch_Sites&wprov=rarw1 Pretty sure these are still active. I’ve driven by some of them.
minus-squareWizardofFrobozz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoHUH. I stand corrected. Don’t listen to a Canadian. Only lived in CO for a few years in the mid 90s.
As much as I would love Colorado to depart the insanity, it will never happen. A ton of the nuclear ICBMs are here and it’s not like Washington will give that up.
Those are negotiating chips. Less likely to be invaded if you have nukes at your disposal.
Colorado has NORAD but that’s not where many of the silos are.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=90th_Missile_Wing_LGM-30_Minuteman_Missile_Launch_Sites&wprov=rarw1
Pretty sure these are still active. I’ve driven by some of them.
HUH. I stand corrected.
Don’t listen to a Canadian. Only lived in CO for a few years in the mid 90s.