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wtf California?
Quote : | " California nuclear lab brings out the big guns Defense system now includes 6-barrel Gatling machine guns
Thursday, February 2, 2006; Posted: 10:11 p.m. EST (03:11 GMT)
LIVERMORE, California (AP) -- Officials at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have added a new weapon to their armory: a high-powered machine gun that can fire more than 50 rounds per second.
The weapon, unveiled Thursday, is a six-barrel Gatling gun called the Dillon Aero M134D. An undisclosed number of the guns will be mounted on vehicles and elsewhere at the lab.
"What we want to do is equip our protective force with the capability that will leave no doubt about the outcome," said Linton Brooks, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Lab critics questioned the wisdom of putting such powerful guns at the lab, which is across the street from suburban homes. They say the real problem is that the lab site, which is relatively small at 1 square mile, is not a good place for nuclear materials.
"If you don't have the firepower, that's one kind of security weakness, but if you do have the firepower, you potentially endanger nearby workers and community members because it's such a compact site," said Marylia Kelley, executive director of Tri-Valley CARES, a Livermore-based activist group.
Lab spokeswoman Susan Houghton said the guns add "one more layer of protection."
The 8,000-employee lab is 50 miles east of San Francisco." |
These people:
A) play too much Halo B) smoke crack2/3/2006 7:00:26 AM |
Republican18 All American 16575 Posts user info edit post |
i want that job 2/3/2006 8:54:25 AM |
30thAnnZ Suspended 31803 Posts user info edit post |
ahaha sweet 2/3/2006 8:56:15 AM |
jwb9984 All American 14039 Posts user info edit post |
jesus christ 2/3/2006 9:56:10 AM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
illusion of security 2/3/2006 10:00:38 AM |
ssjamind All American 30098 Posts user info edit post |
ahahahaha 2/3/2006 10:22:35 AM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
when the terrorists come in with their finely organized infantry units and light armor devision, that nuke site will be ready. 2/3/2006 10:42:58 AM |
Shaggy All American 17820 Posts user info edit post |
awesome 2/3/2006 11:10:00 AM |
Woodfoot All American 60354 Posts user info edit post |
GET TO THE CHOPPAH 2/3/2006 11:54:36 AM |
CDeezntz All American 6845 Posts user info edit post |
the LA riots would have been so much better with these things. 2/3/2006 12:01:25 PM |
jwb9984 All American 14039 Posts user info edit post |
redx?
2/3/2006 12:19:53 PM |
Woodfoot All American 60354 Posts user info edit post |
yesx 2/3/2006 12:20:14 PM |
jwb9984 All American 14039 Posts user info edit post |
oh well fuck it 2/3/2006 12:22:36 PM |
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2/3/2006 12:41:42 PM |
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Quote : | "illusion of security" |
2/3/2006 12:44:31 PM |