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Minuteman III Missiles Are Too Old to Upgrade Anymore, STRATCOM Chief Says
(www.military.com)
News from within the empire - From a leftist perspective
Basically this. One of the only recourses they will have left to try to maintain power is a "we will end the world of you don't let us do what we want" button.
"you have to let us end the world... or do you want the CHINESE to end the world?"