For posterity, a curiosity...

Dec 17, 2009 10:25

This is apparently the launch checklist for a Titan-II ICBM, at one time capable of delivering the equivalent of 9 million pounds of TNT to a spot virtually anywhere on the planet. Largely a historical curiosity now (the Titans were decommissioned some years ago), but it's rather sobering that the key to obliterating a medium-sized city could have been encompassed by a three-page checklist.

war, history

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