Is Barksdale decommissioning the missiles or the nuclear warheads? They are separate parts.

In any case, they wouldn't use a B-52 for transport, except maybe if the missiles had no warheads and the plane was being transferred there anyway, and even then, would the Air Force do that?

Posted at September 24, 2007 10:15 AM in response to Simple Error My Ass

I can't believe that the crew of that bomber failed to do their walk-around inspection of the plane before they took off. I can't believe the nuke cruise missiles did not have the usual nuclear markings on them. I find it very hard to believe the crew did not see the nuclear markings on the missiles.

Info on the AGM-129 ACM nuclear capable advanced cruise missiles carried on B-52H bombers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-129_ACM

Posted at September 5, 2007 3:00 PM in response to Staging Nuke for Iran?

This posting seems to me to be seriously misleading.

At age 54 my PSA number had a big jump. The number wasn't high, but the jump was. The urologist did an ultrasound viewing which showed suspicious spots in the prostate gland. Biopsy of those spots had cancer in 5 out of 6, with a Gleason score of 7 (3+4), just entering the aggressive stage. Dr. Hackenslash removed the prostate with the cancer still within the capsule of the gland, but right at the edge. I feel that the diagnosis and removal was at the right time. My subsequent yearly PSA tests are undetectable. I'll continue to have the tests because no one knows if there's cancer still circulating and looking for a place to alight and begin growing again.

One nurse that assisted me told the story of her father. He had no testing and did nothing until he saw blood in his urine. His prostate cancer had spread to other organs. His life was saved, but he has severe aftereffects.

I strongly support PSA testing with ultrasound screening if indicated and biopsies if recommended. Yes, the ultrasound and biopsy can be very unpleasant. Dying early is worse.

Posted at August 31, 2007 9:29 AM in response to What No One Tells You When You’re Tested for Prostate Cancer