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Post by Makes-Insides-Outside Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:08 pm

AMARILLO, Texas — The last of the United States' most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.

The final components of the B53 bomb will be broken down Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. The completion of the dismantling program is a year ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, and aligns with President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons.

Thomas D'Agostino, the nuclear administration's chief, called the bomb's elimination a "significant milestone."
First put into service in 1962, when Cold War tensions peaked during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the B53 weighed 10,000 pounds and was the size of a minivan. According to the American Federation of Scientists, it was 600 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II.

The B53 was designed to destroy facilities deep underground, and it was carried by B-52 bombers.
Since it was made using older technology by engineers who have since retired or died, developing a disassembly process took time. Engineers had to develop complex tools and new procedures to ensure safety.

"We knew going in that this was going to be a challenging project, and we put together an outstanding team with all of our partners to develop a way to achieve this objective safely and efficiently," said John Woolery, the plant's general manager.
Many of the B53s were disassembled in the 1980s, but a significant number remained in the U.S. arsenal until they were retired from the stockpile in 1997. Pantex spokesman Greg Cunningham said he couldn't comment on how many of the bombs have been disassembled at the Texas plant.

The weapon is considered dismantled when the roughly 300 pounds of high explosives inside are separated from the special nuclear material, known as the pit. The uranium pits from bombs dismantled at Pantex will be stored on an interim basis at the plant, Cunningham said.

The material and components are then processed, which includes sanitizing, recycling and disposal, the National Nuclear Security Administration said last fall when it announced the Texas plant's role in the B53 dismantling.
The plant will play a large role in similar projects as older weapons are retired from the U.S.'s nuclear arsenal.

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Post by Dresden St. Andrews Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:21 pm

I wonder if that picture was taken with a Pentax Brand camera.

Did you know that they're in your home?
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Post by Virgil Vikos Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:43 pm

^^ tl;dr
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Post by Creon Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:48 pm

I am so disappointed the company making that game went out of business with the game 85% done...
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Post by Frost in His Hair Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:03 pm

Rumor has it that a fan picked up the work and has been working on it.

I'd play it.
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Post by Makes-Insides-Outside Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:27 pm

Fans picked up chronotrigger and got a fucking cease and desist order. Even though they were working on an obsolete platform.. >__>

eff those guys.
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Post by Frost in His Hair Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:58 pm

Was Chrono Trigger unfinished? OR were they modding it/making a new story?
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Post by Makes-Insides-Outside Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:31 pm

They were making a fan sequel... =...(
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Post by Frost in His Hair Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:24 am

Aww.. do want.

Chrono Cross was suck.
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