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estearum 6 hours ago

... I don't think they're detonating a nuclear weapon in a National Monument 50 miles from a large US city...

There are plenty of better places for them to do this.

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nateburke 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

NTS was 60-80 mi away from Las Vegas.

yes there might be safer locations for an underground nuclear test, but how many of them offer the same "F U" PR capacity relative to Mexico/Juarez/cartels, etc.

	▲	estearum 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		A nuclear weapon is only "F U" PR to cartels if you believe they're literally braindead, which given that they run massive international businesses, I suspect they're not. Nukes mean nothing to a cartel. What an insane idea.

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peyton 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s probably not SOP to land nuclear weapons at the municipal airport either.

	▲	jjk166 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There is a military base with its own airfield located within El Paso basically right next to El Paso International Airport.